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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(theTask, canExecute=True, strict=True, defaults=False):
 """ Shortcut to load TEAL .cfg files for non-GUI access where loadOnly=True. """

    return teal(theTask, parent=None, loadOnly=True, returnAs="dict",
                canExecute=canExecute, strict=strict, errorsToTerm=True,
                defaults=defaults)