def processLines(f, dictionaries):
dict = {}
lineCount = 0
for line in f:
#Ignoring header (first line) if needed.
if lineCount == 0:
lineCount += 1
if ignoreHeader:
continue
columns = columnsMask.lower().split(separator)
values = line.split(separator)
for column in columns:
column = Utilities.sanitise(column.lower())
#meaningless columns defined by 'null' or empty value
if column == "null" or column == "":
continue
if len(values) <= columns.index(column):
dict[column] = ""
else:
dict[column] = Utilities.sanitise(
values[columns.index(column)])
#'name' and 'classname' are mandatory. Ignoring lines without any of these fields.
if not (dict["name"] == "" or dict["classname"] == ""
or dict["status"] == ""):
if dict["classname"] in dictionaries:
dictionaries[dict["classname"]].append(dict.copy())
else:
dictionaries[dict["classname"]] = []
dictionaries[dict["classname"]].append(dict.copy())
