code: def parse_ma_file(seq_obj, in_file):
      
      name = ""
      index = 1
      total = defaultdict(int)
      with open(in_file) as handle_in:
          line = handle_in.readline().strip()
          cols = line.split("\t")
          samples = cols[2:]
          for line in handle_in:
              line = line.strip()
              cols = line.split("\t")
              name = int(cols[0].replace("seq_", ""))
              seq = cols[1]
              exp = {}
              for i in range(len(samples)):
                  exp[samples[i]] = int(cols[i+2])
                  total[samples[i]] += int(cols[i+2])
              index = index+1
              if name in seq_obj:
                  seq_obj[name].set_freq(exp)
                  seq_obj[name].set_seq(seq)
              # new_s = sequence(seq, exp, index)
              # seq_l[name] = new_s
      seq_obj = _normalize_seqs(seq_obj, total)
      return seq_obj, total, index
docs: read seqs.ma file and create dict with
      sequence object