code: def getMdriztabPars(input):
      
      filelist,output,ivmlist,oldasndict=processFilenames(input,None)
  
      try:
          mdrizdict = mdzhandler.getMdriztabParameters(filelist)
      except KeyError:
          print('No MDRIZTAB found for "%s". Parameters remain unchanged.'%(filelist[0]))
          mdrizdict = {}
  
      return mdrizdict
docs: High-level function for getting the parameters from MDRIZTAB
  
      Used primarily for TEAL interface.