f = open(path, 'rU')
            csv_reader = csv.reader(f)
            #getting x and y scales
            line1=csv_reader.next()
            self.x = (float(re.split('=',line1[2])[1]), float(re.split('=',line1[3])[1]))
            self.y = (float(re.split('=',line1[4])[1]), float(re.split('=',line1[5])[1]))

            csv_reader.next()
            line2 = csv_reader.next()[0].split('\t')
            coordinateDict = {} #dict of arrays of values
            coordinateLineNum = {} #dict of column num

            count = 0#count for the column num
            for line in line2:
                coordinateDict[line] = [] #empty array, but it is an array
                coordinateLineNum[line] = count
                count += 1
            print coordinateDict.__str__()
            print coordinateLineNum.__str__()
            for line in csv_reader:
                #each val from each line
                linesplit = line[0].split('\t')
                #each key in the map
                for key in line2:
                    try:
                        coordinateDict[key].append(float(linesplit[coordinateLineNum[key]])) #this means "get the number at this line
                                                                                                #where the map's field would align at"
                    except ValueError:
                        print "Value Error occured while trying to read in array! Line: " + coordinateLineNum[key].__str__() + " field: " + key.__str__()
                        break