read_table_yanny¶
-
pydl.pydlutils.yanny.
read_table_yanny
(filename, tablename=None)[source]¶ Read a yanny file into a
Table
.Because yanny files can contain multiple tables, it is necessary to specify the table name to return. However, all “headers” (keyword-value pairs) will be included in the Table metadata.
This function is for use with
register_reader()
.- Parameters
filename :
str
Name of the file to read.
tablename :
str
The name of the table to read from the file.
- Returns
Table
The table read from the file.
- Raises
:exc:`PydlutilsException`
If
tablename
is not set.:exc:`KeyError`
If
tablename
does not exist in the file.