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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_skills_data() -> dict: """Contains info on how skills should be updated"""

    skills_data_file = expanduser('~/.mycroft/skills.json')
    if isfile(skills_data_file):
        try:
            with open(skills_data_file) as f:
                return json.load(f)
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
            return {}
    else:
        return {}