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from os.path import exists
import json

class guardedsettings:

	def __init__( self ):
	
		self.filename = "guardedsettings.json"
		self.SettingsDictionary = {}
		if exists(self.filename):
			with open(self.filename, "r") as readFile:
				self.SettingsDictionary = json.loads(readFile.read())
		else:
			with open(self.filename, "w") as writeFile:
				writeFile.write(json.dumps(self.SettingsDictionary))
