import json


def read_json(input_path: str) -> dict: 
    """
    Reads a json file
    
    Arguments:
    ----------
        input_path: path to json file
    
    Returns
    -------
        dict
    """
    
    with open(input_path, 'r') as jfile:
        jdict = json.load(jfile)
    
    return jdict