Let assume the file format wont change in the future.

Author: php1ic

pynch/ame_mass_file.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class AMEMassFile(Parse):
     def __init__(self, year: int):
         """Setup up the values."""
         super(AMEMassFile, self).__init__()
-        if year != 2020:
+        if year < 2020:
             self.START_A = 16
             self.END_A = 19
             self.START_Z = 11

pynch/ame_reaction_1_file.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class AMEReactionFileOne(Parse):
     def __init__(self, year: int):
         """Setup the values that locate the variable."""
         super(AMEReactionFileOne, self).__init__()
-        if year != 2020:
+        if year < 2020:
             self.START_R1_A = 1
             self.END_R1_A = 4
             self.START_R1_Z = 8

pynch/ame_reaction_2_file.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class AMEReactionFileTwo(Parse):
     def __init__(self, year: int):
         """Setup the values that locate the variables."""
         super(AMEReactionFileTwo, self).__init__()
-        if year != 2020:
+        if year < 2020:
             self.START_R2_A = 1
             self.END_R2_A = 4
             self.START_R2_Z = 8

pynch/nubase_file.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class NubaseFile(Parse):
     def __init__(self, year: int):
         """Setup the values that locate the variable."""
         super(NubaseFile, self).__init__()
-        if year != 2020:
+        if year < 2020:
             self.START_A = 0
             self.END_A = 3
             self.START_Z = 4

pynch/parse.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _read_as_int(self, line: str, start: int, end: int, default: int = None) ->
         return int(data) if data else default
 
     def _read_as_float(self, line: str, start: int, end: int, default: float = None) -> typing.Union[float, None]:
-        """Slice the string and return as an float, or None if the slice is empty."""
+        """Slice the string and return as a float, or None if the slice is empty or just a '*' character."""
         data = line[start:end].strip()
         return float(data) if data and data != "*" else default