code: def read_user_data(self, user_data_path):
          
          raw_user_data = read_value_from_path(user_data_path)
  
          variables = self.get_variables()
  
          return parse_user_data(variables, raw_user_data, self.name)
docs: Reads and parses a user_data file.
  
          Args:
              user_data_path (str):
                  path to the userdata file
  
          Returns:
              str: the parsed user data file