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+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* `user_config.py`. Replaced by `_load_config` and `check_and_build_global_config` in `tools.py`.
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>