def dic2hyperheader(dic):
    """
    Convert a Python dictionary into a hypercomplex block header list.

    Does not repack status from bit flags.
    """
    head = [0] * 9
    head[0] = dic['s_spare1']
    head[1] = dic['status']
    head[2] = dic['s_spare2']
    head[3] = dic['s_spare3']
    head[4] = dic['l_spare1']
    head[5] = dic['lpval1']
    head[6] = dic['rpval1']
    head[7] = dic['f_spare1']
    head[8] = dic['f_spare2']
    return head
