# BaseChatLoader

> **Class** in `langchain_core`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-core/chat_loaders/BaseChatLoader)

Base class for chat loaders.

## Signature

```python
BaseChatLoader()
```

## Extends

- `ABC`

## Methods

- [`lazy_load()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-core/chat_loaders/BaseChatLoader/lazy_load)
- [`load()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-core/chat_loaders/BaseChatLoader/load)

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/c197a7b6f757860df429aefb8e8a40a60d75987f/libs/core/langchain_core/chat_loaders.py#L9)