import configparser
import os
import re

def load_config():
    config = configparser.ConfigParser(
        comment_prefixes=('#', ';'),  # Define comment prefixes
        inline_comment_prefixes=('#', ';')  # Enable inline comments
    )
    
    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'config.ini')
    if not os.path.exists(config_path):
        exit("No config file")
    
    config.read(config_path)
    
    # Clean up any comment text that might have been included in values
    for section in config.sections():
        for key in config[section]:
            # Get the original value
            value = config[section][key]
            
            # Remove inline comments if they exist
            # This regex looks for the first occurrence of a comment character that's not escaped
            comment_match = re.search(r'(?<!\\)[;#]', value)
            if comment_match:
                # Keep only the part before the comment
                clean_value = value[:comment_match.start()].strip()
                config[section][key] = clean_value
    
    return config