import json


def load_json(filename: str) -> dict:
    """Load a json file

    Will simply use the `json library <https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html>` and return the
    loaded dictionary.

    Args:
        filename (str): The file to load

    Returns:
        dict: The loaded json file contents in a dictionary form.
    """

    with open(filename) as f:
        j = json.load(f)

    return j