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diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
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+from collections import defaultdict
+
+def load_params(fname):
+    params = defaultdict(int)
+    with open(fname, 'r') as f:
+        data = f.read()
+    try:
+        parsed = eval(data)
+        # Convert to defaultdict
+        for k in parsed:
+            params[k] = str(parsed[k])
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise IOError("Invalid param file: %s\n%s" % (fname, e))
+
+    return params
+
+