On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> wrote: > >>> well, yes, though it does do a lot -- do you have a smpler one in mind? > >>> > >> Just looking at what I normally wouldn't need for simple data files > and/or > >> what a beginning user won't understand at once, the `unpack` and `ndmin` > >> keywords could certainly be left out. `converters` is also questionable. > >> That's probably as simple as it can get. > > this may be a function of a well written doc string -- if it is clear > to the newbie that " all the rest of this you don't need unless you > have a wierd data file", then extra keyword arguments don't really > hurt. > > A few examples of the basic use-cases go a long way. > > And yes, the core reader for the complex cases isn't going to e fast > (it's going to be complex C code...). but we could still have a core > reader that handled most cases. > > Okay, now we're on the same page I think. > Anyway, I think it's time write code, and see if it can be rolled in > somehow... > > Agreed. Ralf
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