'This attempts to convert a deprecated starting token into the new
style.'

def _convert_deprecated_starting_token(self, deprecated_token):

    len_deprecated_token = len(deprecated_token)
    len_input_token = len(self._input_token)
    if (len_deprecated_token > len_input_token):
        raise ValueError(('Bad    starting    token:    %s' % self._starting_token))
    elif (len_deprecated_token < len_input_token):
        log.debug('Old    format    starting    token    does    not    contain    all    input    tokens.    Setting    the    rest,    in    order,    as    None.')
        for i in range((len_input_token - len_deprecated_token)):
            deprecated_token.append(None)
    return dict(zip(self._input_token, deprecated_token))
