import json

import os

from medacy import __file__ as medacy_root

_config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(medacy_root), "../config.json")

assert os.path.isfile(_config_path)

def read_config(key):

    """

    Reads medaCy's config file and returns the value at a given key

    :param key: the desired key

    :return: the value at that key

    """

    with open(_config_path, "rb") as f:

        config = json.load(f)

    return config[key]