carSileVASP

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

CAR file object This file-object handles both POSCAR and CONTCAR files

Attributes

base_file	File of the current Sile
file	File of the current Sile

Methods

__init__(filename[, mode, comment])	Initialize self.
dir_file([filename])	File of the current Sile
exist()	Query whether the file exists
read(*args, **kwargs)	Generic read method which should be overloaded in child-classes
read_geometry()	Returns Geometry object from the CONTCAR/POSCAR file
read_supercell()	Returns SuperCell object from the CONTCAR/POSCAR file
write(*args, **kwargs)	Generic write method which should be overloaded in child-classes
write_geometry(geom)	Writes the geometry to the contained file

base_file

File of the current Sile

dir_file(filename=None)

File of the current Sile

exist()

Query whether the file exists

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.

read_geometry()

Returns Geometry object from the CONTCAR/POSCAR file

read_supercell()

Returns SuperCell object from the CONTCAR/POSCAR file

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.

write_geometry(geom)

Writes the geometry to the contained file