def parse(self) -> object:
    ' reads in the file, then parses record tables'
    self.contents = self.f.read()
    self.header = self.parseHeader()
    self.records = self.parseRecordInfoList()
    self.readRecord0()
reads in the file, then parses record tables
def parse(self) -> object:
    ' '
    self.contents = self.f.read()
    self.header = self.parseHeader()
    self.records = self.parseRecordInfoList()
    self.readRecord0()