sisl.io.Sile

class sisl.io.Sile(filename, mode='r', comment=None, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: sisl.io.BaseSile

Base class for ASCII files

All ASCII files that needs to be added to the global lookup table can with benefit inherit this class.

Methods

dir_file([filename, filename_base])	File of the current Sile
exist()	Query whether the file exists
read(*args, **kwargs)	Generic read method which should be overloaded in child-classes
write(*args, **kwargs)	Generic write method which should be overloaded in child-classes
base_file	File of the current Sile
file	File of the current Sile

__init__(filename, mode='r', comment=None, *args, **kwargs)

property base_file

File of the current Sile

dir_file(filename=None, filename_base='')

File of the current Sile

exist()

Query whether the file exists

property file

File of the current Sile

read(*args, **kwargs)

Generic read method which should be overloaded in child-classes

Parameters

kwargs – keyword arguments will try and search for the attribute read_<> and call it with the remaining **kwargs as arguments.

write(*args, **kwargs)

Generic write method which should be overloaded in child-classes

Parameters

**kwargs – keyword arguments will try and search for the attribute write_ and call it with the remaining **kwargs as arguments.