code: def load_handlers(config, handler_names):
      
  
      handlers = []
  
      if isinstance(handler_names, basestring):
          handler_names = [handler_names]
  
      for handler in handler_names:
          logger.debug('Loading Handler %s', handler)
          try:
              # Load Handler Class
              cls = load_dynamic_class(handler, Handler)
              cls_name = cls.__name__
  
              # Initialize Handler config
              handler_config = configobj.ConfigObj()
              # Merge default Handler default config
              handler_config.merge(config['handlers']['default'])
              # Check if Handler config exists
              if cls_name in config['handlers']:
                  # Merge Handler config section
                  handler_config.merge(config['handlers'][cls_name])
  
              # Check for config file in config directory
              if 'handlers_config_path' in config['server']:
                  configfile = os.path.join(
                      config['server']['handlers_config_path'],
                      cls_name) + '.conf'
                  if os.path.exists(configfile):
                      # Merge Collector config file
                      handler_config.merge(configobj.ConfigObj(configfile))
  
              # Initialize Handler class
              h = cls(handler_config)
              handlers.append(h)
  
          except (ImportError, SyntaxError):
              # Log Error
              logger.warning("Failed to load handler %s. %s",
                             handler,
                             traceback.format_exc())
              continue
  
      return handlers
docs: Load handlers