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title: load
description: OpenBB SDK Function
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# load

Load custom file into dataframe.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/common/common_model.py#L53)]

```python
openbb.forecast.load(file: str, data_files: Optional[Dict[Any, Any]] = None, data_examples: Optional[Dict[Any, Any]] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| file | str | Path to file | None | False |
| data_files | dict | Contains all available data files within the Export folder | None | True |
| data_examples | dict | Contains all available examples from Statsmodels | None | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | Dataframe with custom data |
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