title: load_config
---
type: method
---
summary: Loads the current config from the project file.
---
body:

Because the environment is reused between builds, the config is not cached
on the environment but needs to be explicitly loaded.  This happens with
the help of the `load_config` method.  It returns a config object that
gives access to the settings in the project file.

These settings are work in progress and if you want to know how to use
the config file and what to do with it, you have to consult the source
code.

## Example

```python
from lektor.project import Project

project = Project.discover()
env = project.make_env()
config = env.load_config()
```