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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_args(args):
 """ Load a config file. Merges CLI args and validates. """

    config = kaptan.Kaptan(handler='yaml')
    conf_parent = os.path.expanduser('~')
    conf_app = '.clancy'
    conf_filename = 'config.yaml'

    conf_dir = os.path.join(conf_parent, conf_app)
    for loc in [os.curdir, conf_dir]:
        configpath = os.path.join(loc, conf_filename)
        try:
            if os.path.isfile(configpath):
                config.import_config(configpath)
                break
        except (ValueError, ParserError, ScannerError):
            warn("Ignoring invalid valid yaml file {}".format(configpath))

    config = (config.configuration_data
              if config.configuration_data is not None else {})

    # Prepend '--' to conf file keys so it matches docopt. This is the dumbest
    # thing in the world.
    for key, val in config.items():
        config['--'+key] = val
        del config[key]

    return validate(merge(args, config))