code: def dump(config):
          
          def _dump(element):
              if not isinstance(element, config.__class__):
                  return element
  
              section = dict()
              for key, subsection in element._subsections.items():
                  section[key] = _dump(subsection)
              for key in element:
                  section[key] = getattr(element, key)
              return section
  
          return _dump(config)
docs: Returns the entire content of the config object in a way that can
          be easily examined, compared or dumped to a string or file.
  
          :param config: The configuration object to dump
          :rtype: dict