diff --git a/db_load.py b/db_load.py
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+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import psycopg2
+import pandas as pd
+
+def db_connect(db_name):
+    conn = psycopg2.connect(
+    host=os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
+    database=db_name,
+    user=os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+    password="Di&i$IM0815")
+    return(conn)
+
+def get_table(db_name, table_name):
+    conn = db_connect(db_name)
+    sql = f"select * from {table_name};"
+    dat = pd.io.sql.read_sql_query(sql, conn)
+    return(dat)