def _extract_time_from_disk(parent_ref, name, is_matrix=False):
    """
    This is for handling Matlab save vs Python save when we get to that point.
    """
    temp = parent_ref[name].value
    if is_matrix:
        wtf = temp
    elif temp.shape[0] > temp.shape[1]:
        wtf = temp[:, (0)]
    else:
        wtf = temp[(0), :]
    return wtf
