diff --git a/model/src/utils/__init__.py b/model/src/utils/__init__.py
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+++ b/model/src/utils/__init__.py
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+from .get_model_name import get_model_name
diff --git a/model/src/utils/get_model_name.py b/model/src/utils/get_model_name.py
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+++ b/model/src/utils/get_model_name.py
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+"""Definition of get_model_name function."""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_model_name(
+    path: Path,
+) -> str:
+    """Get model name from model_name file."""
+    assert isinstance(path, Path)
+    assert path.exists(), f'{path} does not exist'
+    with open(file=path, encoding='utf-8') as fh:
+        model_name = fh.read()
+    logging.debug('finished')
+    return model_name