This is a parser to read tsplib problems data into python list and dict so from a file like

NAME: ulysses16.tsp TYPE: TSP COMMENT: Odyssey of Ulysses (Groetschel/Padberg) DIMENSION: 16 EDGE_WEIGHT_TYPE: GEO DISPLAY_DATA_TYPE: COORD_DISPLAY NODE_COORD_SECTION 1 38.24 20.42 2 39.57 26.15 3 40.56 25.32 4 36.26 23.12 5 33.48 10.54 6 37.56 12.19 7 38.42 13.11 8 37.52 20.44 9 41.23 9.10 10 41.17 13.05 11 36.08 -5.21 12 38.47 15.13 13 38.15 15.35 14 37.51 15.17 15 35.49 14.32 16 39.36 19.56 EOF

you will end up having a dict like

[(1, ('38.24', '20.42')), (2, ('39.57', '26.15')), (3, ('40.56', '25.32')), (4, ('36.26', '23.12')), (5, ('33.48', '10.54')), (6, ('37.56', '12.19')), (7, ('38.42', '13.11')), (8, ('37.52', '20.44')), (9, ('41.23', '9.10')), (10, ('41.17', '13.05')), (11, ('36.08', '-5.21')), (12, ('38.47', '15.13')), (13, ('38.15', '15.35')), (14, ('37.51', '15.17')), (15, ('35.49', '14.32')), (16, ('39.36', '19.56'))]

As an addon you plot the cities with matplotlib and the current rout