temp

    def level_generate(self):
        levelObjects = [[Platform("empty") for j in range(30)] for i in range(30)]
        pathCurrentDir = os.path.dir(__file__)
        pathRelDir = "../level.txt"
        pathAbsDir = os.path.join(pathCurrentDir, pathRelDir)
        levelFile = open(pathAbsDir, encoding="utf-8")

        levelLineNo = 0

        for levelLine in levelFile.readLines():

            levelLineSplit = list(levelLine)

            for i in range(30):
                if levelLineSplit[i] == "_":  # passage
                    levelObjects[i][levelLineNo].name = "empty"
                elif levelLineSplit[i] == "#":  # wall
                    levelObjects[i][levelLineNo].name = "wall"

                elif levelLineSplit[i] == "@":  # pacman
                    levelObjects[i][levelLineNo].name = "empty"

                    # give the starting coordinate
                    self.player_character.coordinateRel[0] = i
                    self.player_character.coordinateRel[1] = levelLineNo
                    self.player_character.coordinateAbs[0] = i * 4
                    self.player_character.coordinateAbs[1] = levelLineNo * 4


                elif levelLineSplit[i] == "&":  # free ghost
                    levelObjects[i][levelLineNo].name = "empty"

                    # find an inactive ghost and give the starting coordinate
                    for n in range(4):
                        if self.movingObjectGhosts[n].isActive == False:
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].isActive = True
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].isCaged = False
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].coordinateRel[0] = i
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].coordinateRel[1] = levelLineNo
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].coordinateAbs[0] = i * 4
                            self.movingObjectGhosts[n].coordinateAbs[1] = levelLineNo * 4
                            break  # break current loop (with generator 'n')

                levelLineNo += 1  # indicate which line we are

                levelFile.close()