title: How to read a config file using python
body: <p>I have a config file <code>abc.txt</code> which looks somewhat like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>path1 = "D:\test1\first"
  path2 = "D:\test2\second"
  path3 = "D:\test2\third"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want to read these paths from the <code>abc.txt</code> to use it in my program to avoid hard coding.</p>