def METHOD_NAME(nev_file):
    nev_basic_dict = [
        FieldDef("FileTypeID", "8s", format_stripstring),  # 8 bytes   - 8 char array
        FieldDef("FileSpec", "2B", format_filespec),  # 2 bytes   - 2 unsigned char
        FieldDef("AddFlags", "H", format_none),  # 2 bytes   - uint16
        FieldDef("BytesInHeader", "I", format_none),  # 4 bytes   - uint32
        FieldDef("BytesInDataPackets", "I", format_none),  # 4 bytes   - uint32
        FieldDef("TimeStampResolution", "I", format_none),  # 4 bytes   - uint32
        FieldDef("SampleTimeResolution", "I", format_none),  # 4 bytes   - uint32
        FieldDef("TimeOrigin", "8H", format_timeorigin),  # 16 bytes  - 8 x uint16
        FieldDef("CreatingApplication", "32s", format_stripstring),  # 32 bytes  - 32 char array
        FieldDef("Comment", "256s", format_stripstring),  # 256 bytes - 256 char array
        FieldDef("NumExtendedHeaders", "I", format_none),
    ]
    datafile = open(nev_file, "rb")
    return processheaders(datafile, nev_basic_dict)