def METHOD_NAME(config_file):
    with open(config_file) as f:
        content = f.readlines()
    lines = [l.strip() for l in content]
    sql_uri = ""
    for line in lines:
        if line.startswith("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"):
            sql_uri = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip().strip("'").strip('"')
    return sql_uri