title: Unix Source command equivalent in Python
body: <p>In Unix we have a <strong>SOURCE</strong> command that can load a text file inside the shell script and all those parameters inside the text file is available as variables inside the script. Do we have an equivalent to that in python ? I need to load a properties file from the edge node to the .py script and based on the values take decisions inside the .py script.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Sample job.properties file in edge node is below.
  databaseName=employee
  hdfspath=/tenancy/ida/data
  ....
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I need to load this job.properties file inside the .py script so that i need not pass these as command line arguments.  Kindly advise</p>