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+import csv
+import requests
+import time
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+"""
+A function which loads proxies from a .csv file, to a list.
+
+Inputs: path to .csv file which contains proxies, described by fields: 'ip', 'port', 'protocol'.
+
+Outputs: list containing proxies stored in named tuples.
+"""
+
+
+def load_proxies_from_csv(path_to_list):
+    Proxy = namedtuple('Proxy', ['ip', 'port', 'protocol'])
+
+    with open(path_to_list, 'r') as csv_file:
+        csv_reader = csv.DictReader(csv_file)
+        proxies = [Proxy(line['ip'],line['port'],line['protocol']) for line in csv_reader]
+
+    return proxies
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