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+import os.path
+
+
+def load_nist_vectors(vector_data, op, fields):
+    section, count, data = None, None, {}
+
+    for line in vector_data:
+        line = line.strip()
+
+        # Blank lines are ignored
+        if not line:
+            continue
+
+        # Lines starting with # are comments
+        if line.startswith("#"):
+            continue
+
+        # Look for section headers
+        if line.startswith("[") and line.endswith("]"):
+            section = line[1:-1]
+            data[section] = {}
+            continue
+
+        # Build our data using a simple Key = Value format
+        name, value = line.split(" = ")
+
+        # COUNT is a special token that indicates a new block of data
+        if name.upper() == "COUNT":
+            count = value
+            data[section][count] = {}
+        # For all other tokens we simply want the name, value stored in
+        # the dictionary
+        else:
+            data[section][count][name.lower()] = value
+
+    # We want to test only for a particular operation
+    return [
+        tuple(vector[1][f] for f in fields)
+        for vector in sorted(data[op].items(), key=lambda v: v[0])
+    ]
+
+
+def load_nist_vectors_from_file(filename, op, fields):
+    base = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), "primitives", "vectors", "NIST",
+    )
+    with open(os.path.join(base, filename), "r") as vector_file:
+        return load_nist_vectors(vector_file, op, fields)