WrightTools.collection.Collection

class WrightTools.collection.Collection(*args, **kwargs)

Nestable Collection of Data objects.

__init__(file=None, parent=None, name=None, **kwargs)

Create a new Group object by binding to a low-level GroupID.

Methods

__init__([file, parent, name])	Create a new Group object by binding to a low-level GroupID.
build_virtual_dataset(name, shape, dtype[, ...])	Assemble a virtual dataset in this group.
clear()
close()	Close the file that contains the Group.
convert(units[, convert_variables, verbose])	Convert units of a collection.
copy([parent, name, verbose])	Create a copy under parent.
create_collection([name, position])	Create a new child colleciton.
create_data([name, position])	Create a new child data.
create_dataset(name[, shape, dtype, data])	Create a new HDF5 dataset
create_dataset_like(name, other, **kwupdate)	Create a dataset similar to other.
create_group(name[, track_order])	Create and return a new subgroup.
create_virtual_dataset(name, layout[, fillvalue])	Create a new virtual dataset in this group.
flush()	Ensure contents are written to file.
get(name[, default, getclass, getlink])	Retrieve an item or other information.
index()	Index.
items()	Get a view object on member items
keys()	Get a view object on member names
move(source, dest)	Move a link to a new location in the file.
pop(k[,d])	If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised.
popitem()	as a 2-tuple; but raise KeyError if D is empty.
print_tree([depth, verbose])	Print a ascii-formatted tree representation of the collection contents.
require_dataset(name, shape, dtype[, exact])	Open a dataset, creating it if it doesn't exist.
require_group(name)	Return a group, creating it if it doesn't exist.
save([filepath, overwrite, verbose])	Save as root of a new file.
setdefault(k[,d])
update([E, ]**F)	If E present and has a .keys() method, does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k] If E present and lacks .keys() method, does: for (k, v) in E: D[k] = v In either case, this is followed by: for k, v in F.items(): D[k] = v
values()	Get a view object on member objects
visit(func)	Recursively visit all names in this group and subgroups.
visit_links(func)	Recursively visit all names in this group and subgroups.
visititems(func)	Recursively visit names and objects in this group.
visititems_links(func)	Recursively visit links in this group.

Attributes

attrs	Attributes attached to this object
class_name
created
file	Return a File instance associated with this object
fullpath	file and internal structure.
id	Low-level identifier appropriate for this object
item_names	Item names.
name	Return the full name of this object.
natural_name	Natural name.
parent	Parent.
ref	An (opaque) HDF5 reference to this object
regionref	Create a region reference (Datasets only).