code: def load_swagger_json(swagger_json, ptr_str="$ref"):
          
          refs = []
  
          def store_refs(d):
              if len(d) == 1 and ptr_str in d:
                  refs.append(d)
              return d
  
          swagger_content = json.load(swagger_json, object_hook=store_refs)
          for ref in refs:
              _, target = ref.popitem()
              assert target[0] == "#"
              ref.update(resolve_pointer(swagger_content, target[1:]))
          return swagger_content
docs: Load the Swagger JSON and resolve {"$ref": "#/..."} internal JSON Pointer references.