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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_package_config(reload_=False):
 """Loads the package configurations from the global `acorn.cfg` file. """

    global _packages
    from acorn.config import settings
    packset = settings("acorn", reload_)
    if packset.has_section("acorn.packages"):
        for package, value in packset.items("acorn.packages"):
            _packages[package] = value.strip() == "1"