def load_config(): git_config = Repo().config_reader() pivotal_items = git_config.items('pivotal') token = None filter = None project_id = None for item_name, item_value in pivotal_items: if item_name == 'token': token = item_value if item_name == 'filter': filter = item_value if item_name == 'projectid': project_id = item_value return token, filter, project_id