diff --git a/utils/config.py b/utils/config.py
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+# write a class that takes .env file and parses it into a dictionary
+
+from dotenv import dotenv_values
+
+DEFAULTS = {'SUBREDDIT': "AskReddit", 'ALLOW_NSFW': "False", 'POST_ID': "", 'THEME': "DARK", 'REDDIT_2FA': "no",
+    'TIMES_TO_RUN': "", 'MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH': "500", 'OPACITY': "1", 'VOICE': "en_us_001", 'STORYMODE': "False"}
+
+
+class Config:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.raw = dotenv_values("../.env")
+        self.load_attrs()
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):  # code completion for attributes fix.
+        return getattr(self, attr)
+
+    def load_attrs(self):
+        for key, value in self.raw.items():
+            self.add_attr(key, value)
+
+    def add_attr(self, key, value):
+        if value is None or value == "":
+            setattr(self, key, DEFAULTS[key])
+        else:
+            setattr(self, key, str(value))
+
+
+config = Config()
+
+print(config.SUBREDDIT)