code: def load_image(path: str) -> np.ndarray:
      """Loads an image as an RGB numpy array.
  
      Args:
        path: input image file absolute path.
  
      Returns:
        An RGB image in numpy.ndarray.
      """
      tf.compat.v1.logging.info("Loading RGB image %s", path)
      # TODO Replace the OpenCV image load and conversion library by
      # MediaPipe image utility library once it is ready.
      image = cv2.imread(path)
      return cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
  
imports: import cv2
  import numpy
  import tensorflow
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: load_image(path) and returns: cv2