import json


def read_json(json_loc):
	"""Read a given json file in as a dictionary.

	Args:
		json_loc (str): path to the json file to be read in

	Returns:
		(dictionary): A dictionary of the json that was read in
	"""
	with open(json_loc, "r") as read_file:
		dictionary = json.load(read_file)
	return dictionary