def read_file(self, filename=None, return_path=False, clean=False,
target=None, readall=False, lazy=False):
'''
Read from the specified filename.
If filename is None, create a filename (default).
If return_path is True, return the full path of the file along with
the object. return obj, path. Default is False.
If clean is True, try to delete existing versions of the file
before creating the io object. Default is False.
If target is None, use the first supported_objects from ioobj
If target is False, use the 'read' method.
If target is the Block or Segment class, use read_block or
read_segment, respectively.
If target is a string, use 'read_'+target.
The lazy parameter is passed to the reader. Defaults is True.
If readall is True, use the read_all_ method instead of the read_
method. Default is False.
'''
ioobj, path = self.generic_io_object(filename=filename,
return_path=True, clean=clean)
obj = read_generic(ioobj, target=target, lazy=lazy,
readall=readall, return_reader=False)
if return_path:
return obj, path
return obj
def read_file(self, filename=None, return_path=False, clean=False,
target=None, readall=False, cascade=True, lazy=False):
'''
Read from the specified filename.
If filename is None, create a filename (default).
If return_path is True, return the full path of the file along with
the object. return obj, path. Default is False.
If clean is True, try to delete existing versions of the file
before creating the io object. Default is False.
If target is None, use the first supported_objects from ioobj
If target is False, use the 'read' method.
If target is the Block or Segment class, use read_block or
read_segment, respectively.
If target is a string, use 'read_'+target.
The cascade and lazy parameters are passed to the reader. Defaults
are True and False, respectively.
If readall is True, use the read_all_ method instead of the read_
method. Default is False.
'''
ioobj, path = self.generic_io_object(filename=filename,
return_path=True, clean=clean)
obj = read_generic(ioobj, target=target, cascade=cascade, lazy=lazy,
readall=readall, return_reader=False)
if return_path:
return obj, path
return obj
