diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
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+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+host_shortname = {
+	'hostname': 'localhost',
+	'user': 'root',
+	'password': 'my secret password',
+	'ca_certificate_path': 'write-math',
+	'pools': {
+     	'pool_name': 'encryption_passphrase'    	
+     }
+}
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diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
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--- a/config.yml
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-host1:
-  hostname: 
-  root_password:
-  ca_certificate_path:
-  pools:
-    name: encryption_key
-host2:
-  hostname: 
-  root_password:
-  ca_certificate_path:
-  pools:
-    name: encryption_key
-  test: sgsf
-    
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