get_sile_class

sisl.io.get_sile_class(filename, *args, **kwargs)

Retrieve a class from the global lookup table via filename and the extension

Parameters

filenamestr

the file to be quried for a correct file object. This file name may contain {<class-name>} which sets cls in case cls is not set. For instance:

water.xyz

will return an xyzSile.

clsclass, optional

In case there are several files with similar file-suffixes you may query the exact base-class that should be chosen. If there are several files with similar file-endings this function returns a random one.