snpl.uvvis module

I/O interfaces for UV-vis spectrum files

snpl.uvvis.load_HitachiTXT(fp, encoding='shift-jis')[source]

Loader for a text file exported from Hitachi UV-vis spectrometer software.

This function loads a text file exported from Hitachi UV-vis spectrometer and converts it into a hicsv format.

Parameters:

  • fp (str or file-like) – Path or file-like object of the source .TXT file.

  • encoding (str) – Encoding of the source file. Defaults to shift-jis.

Returns:

A hicsv.hicsv object. Contains columns for wavelength and absorbance. The header only includes the time of measurement.

Examples

>>> c = snpl.uvvis.load_HitachiTXT("HitachiTest.TXT")
>>> print(c.ga("nm"))
[500. 498. 496. ... 204. 202. 200.]
>>> print(c.ga("Abs"))
[-1.500e-02 -1.500e-02 -1.500e-02 ...  4.519e+00  4.322e+00  4.250e+00]
>>> print(c.h["datetime"])
2020-08-13T21:24:32
>>> print(c.h["timestamp"])
1597321472.0
>>> c.save("HitachiTest_out.txt")