def get_config_from_file(conf_properties_files):
        """Reads properties files and saves them to a config object

        :param conf_properties_files: comma-separated list of properties files
        :returns: config object
        """
        # Initialize the config object
        config = ExtendedConfigParser()
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

        # Configure properties (last files could override properties)
        found = False
        files_list = conf_properties_files.split(';')
        for conf_properties_file in files_list:
            result = config.read(conf_properties_file)
            if len(result) == 0:
                message = 'Properties config file not found: %s'
                if len(files_list) == 1:
                    logger.error(message, conf_properties_file)
                    raise Exception(message % conf_properties_file)
                else:
                    logger.debug(message, conf_properties_file)
            else:
                logger.debug('Reading properties from file: %s', conf_properties_file)
                found = True
        if not found:
            message = 'Any of the properties config files has been found'
            logger.error(message)
            raise Exception(message)

        return config
Reads properties files and saves them to a config object

        :param conf_properties_files: comma-separated list of properties files
        :returns: config object