import json import os, sys def load_words(): try: filename = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])+"\\"+"words_dictionary.json" with open(filename,"r") as english_dictionary: valid_words = json.load(english_dictionary) return valid_words except Exception as e: return str(e) if __name__ == '__main__': english_words = load_words() # demo print print(english_words["fate"])