import configparser
import json


def extract_skews(config_file):
  """ Reads the skews from the config file.

	Args:
		config_file (str): .ini file

	Returns:
		list of skews
	"""

  config = configparser.ConfigParser()
  config.read(config_file)

  skews = json.loads(config["benchmark"]["skews"])

  return skews