def buildMaze( filename ):
infile = open( filename, "r" )
# Read the size of the maze
nrows, ncols = readValuePair( infile )
maze = Maze( nrows, ncols )
# Read the strating and exit position
row, col = readValuePair( infile )
maze.setStart( row, col )
row, col = readValuePair( infile )
maze.setExist( row, col )
# Read the maze itself
for row in range( nrows ):
line = infile.readline()
for col in range( len(line)):
if line[col] == "*":
maze.setWall( row, col )
# Close the maze file and return the newly constructed maze
infile.close()
return maze
