old_contents: """ Created by Max 12/2/2017 """
  import pprint
  
  import numpy as np
  
  
  class TrackParser:
  
      @staticmethod
      def parse_track(path_to_track_file: str) -> np.ndarray:
          track = None
          with open(path_to_track_file, 'r') as track_file:
              lines = track_file.readlines()
              dimensions_str = lines[0]
              dims = dimensions_str.split(',')
  
              track = np.zeros((int(dims[0]), int(dims[1])))
  
              for line_index in range(1, len(lines)):
                  line = lines[line_index]
                  for char_index in range(len(line) - 1):
                      track_value = TrackParser.get_char_value(line[char_index])
                      track[line_index-1][char_index] = track_value
  
          return track
  
      @staticmethod
      def get_char_value(char: str):
          if char == '#':
              return -1
          elif char == '.':
              return 0
          elif char == 'S':
              return 1
          elif char == 'F':
              return 2
          else:
              return -1
  
  
  np.set_printoptions(linewidth=500)
  pprint.pprint(TrackParser.parse_track("tracks/L-track.txt"), width=500)
  
  
new_contents: """ Created by Max 12/2/2017 """
  import pprint
  
  import numpy as np
  
  
  class TrackParser:
  
      @staticmethod
      def parse_track(path_to_track_file: str) -> np.ndarray:
          track = None
          with open(path_to_track_file, 'r') as track_file:
              lines = track_file.readlines()
              dimensions_str = lines[0]
              dims = dimensions_str.split(',')
  
              # (Y,X) coords.
              track = np.zeros((int(dims[0]), int(dims[1])))
  
              for line_index in range(1, len(lines)):
                  line = lines[line_index]
                  for char_index in range(len(line) - 1):
                      track_value = TrackParser.get_char_value(line[char_index])
                      track[line_index-1][char_index] = track_value
  
          return track
  
      @staticmethod
      def get_char_value(char: str):
          if char == '#':
              return -1
          elif char == '.':
              return 0
          elif char == 'S':
              return 1
          elif char == 'F':
              return 2
          else:
              return -1
  
  
  # np.set_printoptions(linewidth=500)
  # pprint.pprint(TrackParser.parse_track("tracks/L-track.txt"), width=500)
  
  
subject: Add comment to clarify coordinate order