# choose_config { #axolotl.choose_config }

```python
choose_config(path)
```

Helper method for choosing a `axolotl` config YAML file (considering only files
ending with `.yml` or `.yaml`). If more than one config file exists in the passed
`path`, the user is prompted to choose one.

## Parameters {.doc-section .doc-section-parameters}

| Name   | Type   | Description                                   | Default    |
|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| path   | Path   | Directory in which config file(s) are stored. | _required_ |

## Returns {.doc-section .doc-section-returns}

| Name   | Type   | Description                                                                      |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | str    | Path to either (1) the sole YAML file, or (2) if more than one YAML files exist, |
|        | str    | the user-selected YAML file.                                                     |

## Raises {.doc-section .doc-section-raises}

| Name   | Type       | Description                                     |
|--------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        | ValueError | If no YAML files are found in the given `path`. |