def parseFile(self, filename): file = open(filename) dataFile = csv.reader(file) data = [line for line in dataFile] data = data[1:] #make person for row in data: name = row[0] person = Person(name) person.gender = row[1] person.conflictDates = row[2].split(",") person.experience = row[3] conflictServices = row[4].split(",") if "Large Group" in conflictServices: person.largeGroup = False if "9:30" in conflictServices: person.nineThirty = False if "12:30" in conflictServices: person.twelveThirty = False person.car = row[5] data.append(person)