mapping a starting position for the old matrix to a new position for the new matrix

mapPosition.py

def getMappedStartingPosition(startingPosition):
    """
    maps original starting positions to starting positions on the condensed matrix
    """
    mappingDictionary = {
        0:3,
        1:0,
        2:1,
        3:0,
        4:2,
        6:2,
        7:0,
        8:1,
        9:0,
    }
    return mappingDictionary[startingPosition]