def load_protocols(filename, _integer_base=10):
    """"Parse /etc/protocols and return values as a dictionary."""
    spaces = re.compile(b"[ \t]+|\n")
    dct = DADict(_name=filename)
    try:
        with open(filename, "rb") as fdesc:
            for line in fdesc:
                try:
                    shrp = line.find(b"#")
                    if shrp >= 0:
                        line = line[:shrp]
                    line = line.strip()
                    if not line:
                        continue
                    lt = tuple(re.split(spaces, line))
                    if len(lt) < 2 or not lt[0]:
                        continue
                    dct[lt[0]] = int(lt[1], _integer_base)
                except Exception as e:
                    log_loading.info(
                        "Couldn't parse file [%s]: line [%r] (%s)",
                        filename,
                        line,
                        e,
                    )
    except IOError:
        log_loading.info("Can't open %s file", filename)
    return dct