life_td_data_generation.utils package

life_td_data_generation.utils.catalog_comparison module

life_td_data_generation.utils.io module

Helper functions for the creation and analysis of the LIFE Target

Database.

class utils.io.Path

Bases: object

utils.io.load(paths, stringtoobjects=True, location='../../additional_data/')

This function loads xml tables.

Parameters:

  • paths (list(str)) – Filenames.

  • stringtoobjects (bool) – Wheter stringtoobject function should be called.

  • location (str) – Folder to save the file in, default is ../../data/additional_data/

Returns:

Loaded tables.

Return type:

list(astropy.table.table.Table)

utils.io.objecttostring(cat)
utils.io.save(cats, names, location='../../additional_data/')

This functions saves the tables given as list in the cats parameter.

Parameters:

  • cats (list(astropy.table.table.Table)) – Python list of astropy table to be saved.

  • names (list(str)) – Contains names for saving location of tables in cats.

  • location (str) – Defaults to ../../data/additional_data/

utils.io.string_to_object_whole_dict(dictionary, number=100)
utils.io.stringtoobject(cat, number=100)

This function changes string type columns to object type.

The later has the advantace of allowing strings of varying length. Without it truncation of entries is a risk.

Parameters:

  • cat (astropy.table.table.Table) – Table with at least two columns

  • number (int) – Length of longest string type element in the table. Default is 100.

Returns:

Table with all string type columns transformed into object type ones.

Return type:

astropy.table.table.Table