def METHOD_NAME(folder):
    sfile = os.path.join(folder, 'Scan.ini')
    if not os.path.exists(sfile):
        raise IOError('No configuration file found')
    cp = ConfigParser()
    cp.read(sfile)
    timestamp = os.stat(sfile).st_mtime
    scan = {'timestamp': timestamp}
    for key in cp.sections():
        scan[key] = {}
        for attr in cp.options(key):
            scan[key][attr]  = cp.get(key, attr)
    # return scan, general, timestamp
    return scan