def parse_config(file_path):
if not os.path.isfile(file_path):<EOL><INDENT>return {}<EOL><DEDENT>parser = ConfigParser()<EOL>parser.read(file_path)<EOL>for s in parser._sections:<EOL><INDENT>for v in six.iterkeys(parser._sections[s]):<EOL><INDENT>parser._sections[s][v] = parser._sections[s][v].split("<STR_LIT:#>")[<NUM_LIT:0>].strip()<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>return parser._sections<EOL>
Convert the CISM configuration file to a python dictionary

Args:
    file_path: absolute path to the configuration file

Returns:
    A dictionary representation of the given file