def METHOD_NAME(path):
    # Load runners.yaml and convert to Python object.
    try:
        with open(path, 'r') as f:
            content = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
    except Exception as e:
        log.die("runners.yaml file open error: {}".format(e))
    if not content.get('runners'):
        log.wrn("no pre-configured runners in {}; "
                "this probably won't work".format(path))
    return content