diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+testing_config.yml
diff --git a/easyconf.py b/easyconf.py
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+import yaml
+import io
+
+with io.open("./testing_config.yml", 'r', encoding='utf8') as file:
+    config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+
+print(config['bar']['config'])
diff --git a/example_config.yml b/example_config.yml
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+# SEE `man lemonbar`
+bar:
+
+  config:
+    geometry: 'widthxheight+x+y' # bar geomtery
+    bottom: true       # dock bar at bottom
+    force: true        # force the bar to dock
+    font: 'fontname'   # see man page
+    name: 'name'       # set WM_NAME
+    line_thickness: 3  # under/overline thickness
+    bg_color: '#000'   # default color of the bar
+    fg_color: '#FFF'   # default color of text
+    offset: 0          # vertical offset of text in pixels. can be negative.
+    line_color: '#ff0000' # default underline color
+
+  modules:  # bar modules
+
+    time:   # module name can be anything you want
+      command: 'date'   # command to be run
+      refresh: 1000     # how often to refresh in milliseconds
+      bg_color: '#000'  # color of the bar behind the text of this module
+      fg_color: '#FFF'  # color of the text itself
+      align: left       # left, right, or center
+      font: 'fontname'  # the name of the font for this specific module
+      line: 
+        type: underline # underline or overline
+        color: '#000'   # line color
+      button:
+        activator: left # how to activate the button. clicks: left, right, middle. scroll wheel: scrup, scrdown
+        command: 'echo "hello" > ~/file.txt' # command to run when button is clicked
+      # you may have multiple buttons with different activators.
+
+    memory:  # define multiple modules...
+      command: "free -h | awk '/Mem/ {print $3}'"
+      refresh: 10000
+      # etc...
+