for_script.py

                elif elem.tag == 'parameters':
                    to_bool = lambda b: True if b == 'T' else False

                    to_type = {'int': int,
                               'logical': to_bool,
                               'string': str,
                               'float': float,
                               }

                    for par in elem.getiterator():
                        if par.tag in ['v', 'i']:
                            name = par.attrib['name'].lower()

                            text = par.text
                            if text is None:
                                text = ''

                            # Floats don't have a 'type' attrib
                            my_type = to_type[par.attrib.get('type', 'float')]

                            if par.tag == 'v':
                                parameters[name] = map(my_type, text.split())
                            else:
                                parameters[name] = my_type(text.strip())