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+import os
+import pathlib
+import dotenv
+import yaml
+import pprint
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+
+def load_and_set_env_vars(env: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Utility function to use in Databricks notebooks to load .env files and set them via os
+    Return a dict of set environment variables
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    env : str
+        Name of deployment environment. One of
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Dictionary of set environment variables
+    """
+    env_vars_path = os.path.join(os.pardir, 'conf', env, f'.{env}.env')
+    dotenv.load_dotenv(env_vars_path)
+
+    base_data_vars_vars_path = os.path.join(os.pardir, 'conf', '.base_data_params.env')
+    dotenv.load_dotenv(base_data_vars_vars_path)
+
+    os_dict = dict(os.environ)
+    pprint.pprint(os_dict)
+
+    return os_dict
+
+
+def load_config(pipeline_name) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Utility function to use in Databricks notebooks to load the config yaml file for a given pipeline
+    Return dict of specified config params
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    pipeline_name :  str
+        Name of pipeline
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Dictionary of config params
+    """
+    config_path = os.path.join(os.pardir, 'conf', 'pipeline_configs', f'{pipeline_name}.yml')
+    pipeline_config = yaml.safe_load(pathlib.Path(config_path).read_text())
+    pprint.pprint(pipeline_config)
+
+    return pipeline_config