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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def load_yaml_config(self, conf):
 """Load a YAML configuration file and recursively update the overall configuration."""

        with open(conf) as fd:
            self.config = recursive_dict_update(self.config, yaml.load(fd, Loader=UnsafeLoader))