def get_configuration_key(key, config, default=None):
    """
    Look for a key in a dictionary and return if present
    Otherwise return the specified default

    :param key: String - Name of key to look for
    :param config: Dict - Dictionary to look for key
    :param default: String - The default to be returned if the key does
      not exist, Default: None
    """
    if key in config:
        return config[key]
    else:
        return default