diff --git a/core/proxy_file.py b/core/proxy_file.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List
+
+
+def load_proxy_file(path: str) -> List[str]:
+    proxies: List[str] = []
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            clean = line.strip()
+            if clean and not clean.startswith("#"):
+                proxies.append(clean)
+    return proxies