def read_route_line(route):
    """
    read route line in gaussian input/output and return functional basis_set
    and a dictionary of other route parameters

    Args:
        route (str) : the route line

    return
        functional (str) : the method (HF, PBE ...)
        basis_set (str) : the basis set
        route (dict) : dictionary of parameters
    """
    scrf_patt = re.compile(r"^([sS][cC][rR][fF])\s*=\s*(.+)")
    multi_params_patt = re.compile(r"^([A-z]+[0-9]*)[\s=]+\((.*)\)$")
    functional = None
    basis_set = None
    route_params = {}
    dieze_tag = None
    if route:
        if "/" in route:
            tok = route.split("/")
            functional = tok[0].split()[-1]
            basis_set = tok[1].split()[0]
            for tok in [functional, basis_set, "/"]:
                route = route.replace(tok, "")

        for tok in route.split():
            if scrf_patt.match(tok):
                m = scrf_patt.match(tok)
                route_params[m.group(1)] = m.group(2)
            elif tok.upper() in ["#", "#N", "#P", "#T"]:
                # does not store # in route to avoid error in input
                if tok == "#":
                    dieze_tag = "#N"
                else:
                    dieze_tag = tok
                continue
            else:
                m = re.match(multi_params_patt, tok.strip("#"))
                if m:
                    pars = {}
                    for par in m.group(2).split(","):
                        p = par.split("=")
                        pars[p[0]] = None if len(p) == 1 else p[1]
                    route_params[m.group(1)] = pars
                else:
                    d = tok.strip("#").split("=")
                    route_params[d[0]] = None if len(d) == 1 else d[1]

    return functional, basis_set, route_params, dieze_tag
read route line in gaussian input/output and return functional basis_set
    and a dictionary of other route parameters

    Args:
        route (str) : the route line

    return
        functional (str) : the method (HF, PBE ...)
        basis_set (str) : the basis set
        route (dict) : dictionary of parameters