code: def config_from_file(self, config_file=None):
          
          if PYLINT_VERSION >= (1, 5):
              self.read_config_file(config_file)
              if self.cfgfile_parser.has_option('MASTER', 'load-plugins'):
                  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                  plugins = _splitstrip(self.cfgfile_parser.get('MASTER', 'load-plugins'))
                  self.load_plugin_modules(plugins)
              self.load_config_file()
              return True
  
          self.load_file_configuration(config_file)
          return False
docs: Will return `True` if plugins have been loaded. For pylint>=1.5. Else `False`.