def prepOutfile(self,
filename,
updates=None,
nbits=None,
back_compatible=True):
"""Prepare a file to have sigproc format data written to it.
Parameters
----------
filename : str
name of new file
updates : dict, optional
values to overide existing header values, by default None
nbits : int, optional
the bitsize of data points that will written to this file (1,2,4,8,32),
by default None
back_compatible : bool, optional
flag for making file Sigproc compatible, by default True
Returns
-------
:class:`~sigpyproc.Utils.File`
a prepared file
"""
self.updateHeader()
if nbits is None:
nbits = self.nbits
out_file = File(filename, "w+", nbits)
new = self.newHeader(updates)
new["nbits"] = nbits
out_file.write(new.SPPHeader(back_compatible=back_compatible))
return out_file
def prepOutfile(self,filename,updates=None,nbits=None,back_compatible=True):
"""Prepare a file to have sigproc format data written to it.
:param filename: filename of new file
:type filename: string
:param updates: values to overide existing header values
:type updates: dict
:param nbits: the bitsize of data points that will written to this file (1,2,4,8,32)
:type nbits: int
:param back_compatible: flag for making file Sigproc compatible
:type back_compatible: bool
:returns: a prepared file
:rtype: :class:`~sigpyproc.Utils.File`
"""
self.updateHeader()
if nbits is None: nbits = self.nbits
out_file = File(filename,"w+",nbits)
new = self.newHeader(updates)
new["nbits"] = nbits
out_file.write(new.SPPHeader(back_compatible=back_compatible))
return out_file
def prepOutfile(self,filename,updates=None,nbits=None,back_compatible=True):
"""Prepare a file to have sigproc format data written to it.
:param filename: filename of new file
:type filename: string
:param updates: values to overide existing header values
:type updates: dict
:param nbits: the bitsize of data points that will written to this file (1,2,4,8,32)
:type nbits: int
:param back_compatible: flag for making file Sigproc compatible
:type back_compatible: bool
:returns: a prepared file
:rtype: :class:`~sigpyproc.Utils.File`
"""
self.updateHeader()
if nbits is None: nbits = self.nbits
out_file = File(filename,"w+",nbits)
new = self.newHeader(updates)
new["nbits"] = nbits
out_file.write(new.SPPHeader(back_compatible=back_compatible))
return out_file
