source: trunk/python/asapreader.py@ 335

Last change on this file since 335 was 333, checked in by kil064, 20 years ago

allow IF and beam selection

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1from asap._asap import sdreader
2
3class reader(sdreader):
4 """
5 This class allows the user to import single dish files
6 (rpfits,sdfits,ms).
7 The reader reads in integrations from the file and reamins at
8 the fileposition afterwards.
9 Available functions are:
10
11 read(integrations)
12 summary CURRENTLY DISABLED
13
14 Example:
15 r = reader('/tmp/P389.rpf')
16 scans r.read() # reads in the complete file into 'scans'
17 print scans # summarises the contents
18 del r # destroys the reader
19 """
20
21 def __init__(self, filename,theif=None,thebeam=None):
22 """
23 Parameters:
24 filename: the name of an rpfits/sdfits/ms file on disk
25 theif: select a specific IF (default is all)
26 thebeam: select a specific beam (default is all)
27 Example:
28 r = reader('/tmp/2001-09-01_0332_P363.rpf', theif=2)
29 """
30 if theif is None:
31 theif = -1
32 if thebeam is None:
33 thebeam = -1
34 sdreader.__init__(self, filename, theif, thebeam)
35
36 def read(self,integrations=None):
37 """
38 Reads in an returns a specified sequence of integrations.
39 If no list is given all integrations a read in.
40 Parameters:
41 integrations: a 'range' of integration numbers, e.g.
42 range(100) or [0,1,2,3,4,10,11,100]
43 If not given (default) all integrations
44 are read in
45 Example:
46 r.read([0,1,2,3,4]) # reads in the first 5 integatrions
47 # NOT scans
48 r.read(range(100)) # read in the first 100 integrations
49 """
50 from asap import scantable
51 if integrations is None:
52 integrations = [-1]
53 print "Reading integrations from disk..."
54 sdreader.read(self,integrations)
55 tbl = sdreader.getdata(self)
56 return scantable(tbl)
57
58 def summary(self):
59 """
60 Print a summary of all scans/integrations. This reads through the
61 whole file once.
62 Parameters:
63 None
64 Example:
65 r.summary()
66 """
67 sdreader.reset(self)
68 sdreader.read(self,[-1])
69 tbl = sdreader.getdata(self)
70 sdreader.reset(self)
71 print tbl.summary()
72 return
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