fedoo.read_data

read_data(filename: str, file_format: str = 'fdz')

Read a file from disk.

The file may be a single file or a directory containing files from several iterations. The file format may be specified either by the filename extension or by the file_format parameter (default is "fdz") when the filename has no extension.

Supported file formats are "fdz", "vtk", and "npz". For "npz" files, a VTK mesh with the same base name is also searched.

Parameters:
  • filename (str) – Path to the file or directory to read.

  • file_format (str, optional) – File format identifier to use when the filename has no extension. Default is "fdz".

Returns:

The loaded dataset.

Return type:

DataSet or MultiFrameDataSet