docstr: read the labconfig settings file
docstr_tok: ["read","the","labconfig","settings","file"]
code: def read(self):
      """
      read the labconfig settings file
      """
      if self.settings_file.exists():
          with self.settings_file.open() as fid:
              self.config = json.load(fid)
      else:
          self.logger.info(
              f"Could not read from {self.settings_file} (not found)"
          )
  
      return self
  
file_path: jupytext/src/jupytext_config/labconfig.py
imports: import json
  import logging
  from pathlib import Path
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling the LabConfig obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.read() and returns: self