import json


def json_to_dict(json_file_path):
    """
    Convert a .json file to a Python dictionary.

    Parameters
    ----------
    json_file_path: str
        Path of the JSON file

    Returns
    -------
    dictionary: dict
        The original JSON file as a Python dictionary

    """
    with open(json_file_path, "r") as json_data:
        dictionary = json.load(json_data, encoding="utf8")
        return dictionary