def decodeStation(pdStations):
rows,cols = pdStations['size']
stations = [[0]*cols for row in range(rows)]
for index in pdStations:
if index == 'size':continue
(row,col) = index
if pdStations[(row,col)] == None:
stations[row][col] = None
continue
content = pdStations[(row,col)]
station = Station(content[0],content[1],content[2],content[3],content[4])
station.color = content[5]
station.size = content[6]
stations[row][col] = station
for index in pdStations:
if index == 'size':continue
(row,col) = index
if pdStations[(row,col)] == None:
continue
connections = pdStations[(row,col)][7:]
for connection in connections:
(nrow,ncol) = connection
stations[row][col].connectDots(stations[nrow][ncol])
return stations
