diff --git a/data/parse_presentations.jl b/data/parse_presentations.jl
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+include("../src/groupparse.jl")
+
+function parse_grouppresentations_abstract(filename::AbstractString)
+    lines = strip.(readlines(filename))
+    groups = let t = (; generators = String[], relations = String[])
+        Dict{String,typeof(t)}()
+    end
+    group_regex = r"(?<name>\w.*)\s?:=\s?(?<group_str>Group.*)"
+    for line in lines
+        isempty(line) && continue
+        newline = if iscomment(line)
+            line[3:end]
+        else
+            line[1:end]
+        end
+        m = match(group_regex, newline)
+        if isnothing(m)
+            @debug "Can't parse line as group presentation \n $line"
+            continue
+        else
+            name = strip(m[:name])
+            group_str = m[:group_str]
+            gens, rels = split_magma_presentation(group_str)
+            groups[name] = (generators = String.(gens), relations = String.(rels))
+        end
+    end
+    return groups
+end