def METHOD_NAME(infile, string_of_interest):
    readout = False
    x = []
    y = []
    for line in infile:
        if line.strip().startswith('#'):
            if line.strip() == string_of_interest:
                readout = True
            else:
                readout = False
        else:
            if readout:
                vals = line.strip().split(' ')
                if len(vals) == 2:
                    x.append(float(vals[0]))
                    y.append(float(vals[1]))
    return x, y