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-rw-r--r--qolab/data/trace.py13
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/qolab/data/trace.py b/qolab/data/trace.py
index 7a139b8..674922a 100644
--- a/qolab/data/trace.py
+++ b/qolab/data/trace.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import datetime
import numpy as np
import yaml
import pandas
+import os
def headerFromDictionary(d, prefix=''):
header = []
@@ -16,9 +17,15 @@ def from_timestamps_to_dates(timestamps):
dates = [datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(ts)) for ts in timestamps]
return(dates)
-def loadTraceRawHeaderAndData(fname):
+def loadTraceRawHeaderAndData(fname, tryCompressedIfMissing=True):
+ # Attempts to load a compressed file if the main is missing
+ # and `tryCompressedIfMissing` is set to `True`.
+ # E.g. if we try to load 'data.dat' file and it is missing, attempt to load 'data.dat.gz'
+ # this option is mainly for compatibility with old scripts which are not aware of compressed files
headerstr=[]
data = None
+ if (not os.path.exists(fname)) and tryCompressedIfMissing and os.path.exists(fname+'.gz'):
+ fname += '.gz'
# we will try to guess if the file compressed
_open = open
if fname[-3:] == '.gz':
@@ -44,8 +51,8 @@ def loadTraceRawHeaderAndData(fname):
data = df.to_numpy()
return(header, data)
-def loadTrace(fname):
- (header, data) = loadTraceRawHeaderAndData(fname)
+def loadTrace(fname, tryCompressedIfMissing=True):
+ (header, data) = loadTraceRawHeaderAndData(fname, tryCompressedIfMissing=tryCompressedIfMissing)
return traceFromHeaderAndData(header, data)
def traceFromHeaderAndData(header, data=None):