cngi.conversion.read_table

read_table(infile, subtable=None, timecols=None, ignorecols=None)

Read generic casacore table format to xarray Dataset

Parameters

• infile (str) – Input table filename

• subtable (str) – Name of the subtable to process. If None, main table will be used

• timecols (list) – list of strings specifying column names to convert to datetime format from casacore time. Default is None

• ignorecols (list) – list of column names to ignore. This is useful if a particular column is causing errors. Default is None

Returns

New xarray Dataset of table data contents. One element in list per DDI plus the metadata global.

Return type

New xarray.core.dataset.Dataset