save_arrays¶
- sherpa.ui.save_arrays(filename, args, fields=None, clobber=False, sep=' ', comment='#', linebreak='\n', format='%g')¶
Write a list of arrays to an ASCII file.
- Parameters
filename (str) – The name of the file to write the array to.
args (array of arrays) – The arrays to write out.
fields (array of str) – The column names (should match the size of
args
).clobber (bool, optional) – If
filename
is notNone
, then this flag controls whether an existing file can be overwritten (True
) or if it raises an exception (False
, the default setting).sep (str, optional) – The separator character. The default is
' '
.comment (str, optional) – The comment character. The default is
'#'
.linebreak (str, optional) – Indicate a new line. The default is
'\n'
.format (str, optional) – The format used to write out the numeric values. The default is
'%g%'
.
- Raises
sherpa.utils.err.IOErr – If
filename
already exists andclobber
isFalse
.
See also
save_data
Save the data to a file.
Examples
Write the x and y columns from the default data set to the file ‘src.dat’:
>>> x = get_indep() >>> y = get_dep() >>> save_arrays('src.dat', [x, y])
Use the column names “r” and “surbri” for the columns:
>>> save_arrays('prof.txt', [x, y], fields=["r", "surbri"], ... clobber=True)