skbio.io.registry.IORegistry.sniff¶
- IORegistry.sniff(file, **kwargs)[source]¶
Detect the format of a given file and suggest kwargs for reading.
State: Stable as of 0.4.0.
- Parameters
file (openable (filepath, URL, filehandle, etc.)) – The file to sniff. Something that is understood by skbio.io.open.
kwargs (dict, optional) – Keyword arguments will be passed to skbio.io.open. newline cannot be provided.
- Returns
The name of the format of the file and any suggested kwargs for use with the corresponding reader.
- Return type
- Raises
UnrecognizedFormatError – This occurs when the format is not ‘claimed’ by any registered sniffer or when the format is ambiguous and has been ‘claimed’ by more than one sniffer.
TypeError – If newline is provided in kwargs.