Allow empty config settings for settings loader if only loading is needed

src/corelibs/config_handling/settings_loader.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SettingsLoader:
     def load_settings(
         self,
         config_id: str,
-        config_validate: dict[str, list[str]],
+        config_validate: dict[str, list[str]] | None = None,
         allow_not_exist: bool = False
     ) -> dict[str, str]:
         """
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class SettingsLoader:
         settings: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
             config_id: {},
         }
+        if config_validate is None:
+            config_validate = {}
         if self.config_parser is not None:
             try:
                 # load all data as is, validation is done afterwards