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  # ==============================================================================
  #                                                            LOAD_IMAGE_AS_ARRAY
  # ==============================================================================
  from scipy import misc
  def load_image_as_array(f):
      """ Given a filepath to an image file, it loads an image as a numpy array"""
      return scipy.misc.imread(f)
  
subject: Add load_image_as_array()