import yaml
import os

def load_config(config_path=None):
    if config_path is None:
        # Resolve path relative to this module's location
        config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config.yaml")
    with open(config_path, encoding='utf8') as f:
        return yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)