def load_settings(settings_type=None):
""" Creates a settings object from settings.cfg in the application root dir.
This func has to be at the top of this module, since everything below here
(basically) uses it. """
config = SafeConfigParser()
if settings_type == "private":
filename = "settings_private.cfg"
else:
filename = "settings.cfg"
config.readfp(open(filename))
config.file_path = os.path.abspath(filename)
return config
