code: def load_cloudformation_template(path=None):
      
      if not path:
          path = os.path.abspath('cloudformation.py')
      else:
          path = os.path.abspath(path)
      if isinstance(path, six.string_types):
          try:
              sp = sys.path
              # temporarily add folder to allow relative path
              sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(path)))
              cloudformation = imp.load_source('cloudformation', path)
              sys.path = sp  # restore
              # use cfn template hooks
              if not check_hook_mechanism_is_intact(cloudformation):
                  # no hooks - do nothing
                  log.debug(
                      'No valid hook configuration: \'%s\'. Not using hooks!',
                      path)
              else:
                  if check_register_present(cloudformation):
                      # register the template hooks so they listen to gcdt_signals
                      cloudformation.register()
              return cloudformation, True
          except GracefulExit:
              raise
          except ImportError as e:
              print('could not find package for import: %s' % e)
          except Exception as e:
              print('could not import cloudformation.py, maybe something wrong ',
                    'with your code?')
              print(e)
      return None, False
docs: Load cloudformation template from path.
  
      :param path: Absolute or relative path of cloudformation template. Defaults to cwd.
      :return: module, success