def parse_qhull_file(filename, verbose=False):
  f = open(filename, 'r')

  if verbose:
    print 'filename: ', filename
    degree = int(f.readline().strip())
    print "degree:", degree
    print "number of points", f.readline().strip()

  verts = []
  for p in f:
    v = [float(i) for i in p.strip().split()]
    verts.append(v)
  return verts