Add a get_config() function to plotly.py.

Author: theengineear

plotly/plotly/plotly.py

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 _plot_options = dict()
 
+_config = dict()
+
 ### test file permissions and make sure nothing is corrupted ###
 tools.ensure_local_plotly_files()
 
@@ -127,6 +129,15 @@ def _plot_option_logic(plot_options):
     return options
 
 
+def get_config():
+    """Returns either module config or file config."""
+    config = tools.get_config_file()
+    for config_key in config:
+        if _config.get(config_key):
+            config[config_key] = _config[config_key]
+    return config
+
+
 def plot(figure_or_data, validate=True, **plot_options):
     """Create a unique url for this plot in Plotly and optionally open url.