def _extract_data(self, format):
'''
Parses the generated data file and populates the data into a dictionary.
'''
data_filename = FileUtils.get_observed_data_filename(self._network_name)
with open(data_filename) as file:
self.get_csv_data(file)
if format == 'json':
# Now we convert the data to json format
keys = self._data_vectors.keys()
data_length = len(self._data_vectors[keys[0]])
data_dict_list = []
for i in xrange(data_length):
data_dict = {}
for j in xrange(len(keys)):
data_dict[keys[j]] = self._data_vectors[keys[j]][i]
data_dict_list.append(data_dict)
self._data_vectors = data_dict_list
