original_docstring: 
          Load and return user-configured operating parameters as a dict.
  
          Parameters:
              config_path: Optional; path to an alternative JSON file.
          
docstring: Load and return user-configured operating parameters as a dict.
docstring_tokens: Load and return user - configured operating parameters as a dict .
code: def read_config(self, config_path=None):
          """
          Load and return user-configured operating parameters as a dict.
  
          Parameters:
              config_path: Optional; path to an alternative JSON file.
          """
          config_path = self._get_config_path(config_path)
          with open(config_path, 'r') as config_file:
              config = json.load(config_file)
          logger.debug('Read config file: %s', config_path)
          return config
code_tokens: def read_config ( self , config_path = None ) : config_path = self . _get_config_path ( config_path ) with open ( config_path , 'r' ) as config_file : config = json . load ( config_file ) logger . debug ( 'Read config file: %s' , config_path ) return config
short_docstring: Load and return user-configured operating parameters as a dict.
short_docstring_tokens: Load and return user - configured operating parameters as a dict .
comment: """
          Load and return user-configured operating parameters as a dict.
  
          Parameters:
              config_path: Optional; path to an alternative JSON file.
          """