code: def get_config(config_path):
      
      if not os.path.exists(config_path):
          raise ConfigDoesNotExistException
  
      logger.debug('config_path is {0}'.format(config_path))
      with io.open(config_path, encoding='utf-8') as file_handle:
          try:
              yaml_dict = poyo.parse_string(file_handle.read())
          except poyo.exceptions.PoyoException as e:
              raise InvalidConfiguration(
                  'Unable to parse YAML file {}. Error: {}'
                  ''.format(config_path, e)
              )
  
      config_dict = merge_configs(DEFAULT_CONFIG, yaml_dict)
  
      raw_replay_dir = config_dict['replay_dir']
      config_dict['replay_dir'] = _expand_path(raw_replay_dir)
  
      raw_cookies_dir = config_dict['cookiecutters_dir']
      config_dict['cookiecutters_dir'] = _expand_path(raw_cookies_dir)
  
      return config_dict
docs: Retrieve the config from the specified path, returning a config dict.