11.3. Common functions for auxiliary reading — MDAnalysis.auxiliary.core

MDAnalysis.auxiliary.core.get_auxreader_for(auxdata=None, format=None)

Return the appropriate auxiliary reader class for auxdata/format.

If format is provided, will attempt to find an AuxReader corresponding to that format. If auxdata is provided, the format will first be guessed.

Parameters:

• auxdata – (Optional) The auxiliary data (e.g. filename of file containing auxiliary data).

• format – (Optional). Known format of auxdata.

Returns:

AuxReader class corresponding to the supplied/guessed format.

Return type:

AuxReader

Raises:

ValueError – If an AuxReader for the format (provided or guessed from auxdata) cannot be found.

MDAnalysis.auxiliary.core.auxreader(auxdata, format=None, **kwargs)

Return an auxiliary reader instance for auxdata.

An appropriate reader class is first obtained using get_auxreader_for(), and an auxiliary reader instance for auxdata then created and returned.

Parameters:

• auxdata – Auxiliary data (e.g. filename of file containing auxiliary data).

• format – (Optional). The format of auxdata, if known.

• **kwargs – Additional AuxReader options.

Returns:

Appropriate auxiliary reader instance for auxdata.

Return type:

AuxReader instance