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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://catboost.ai/docs/en/llms.txt

# load

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Load the dictionary from a file.
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## Method call format {#call-format}

```
load(frequency_dict_path,
     bpe_path=None)
```

## Parameters {#parameters}

### frequency_dict_path

#### Description

The path to the input frequency based dictionary file.

**Data types**

string

**Default value**

string

### bpe_path

#### Description

The path to the input BPE dictionary file.

**Data types**

string

**Default value**

None (the dictionary is not loaded)

## Type of return value {#return-value}

_catboost.Dictionary