check_files

check_files.check_file_exists(filename, argname)

Checks if a file exists, and throws an error and exits if that file does not exist

Parameters:

• filename (string) – Path to a file
• argname (string) – The argument that was passed to a script, for error checking purposes

Returns:

filename – Path to a file

Return type:

string

check_files.check_if_fits_extension(name)

Checks if name ends in “.fits”, appends if not

Parameters:name (string) – String to check Returns:outname – A string that definitely ends in “.fits” Return type:string

check_files.check_if_txt_extension(name)

Checks if string name ends in “.txt”, appends if not

Parameters:name (string) – String to check Returns:outname – A string that definitely ends in “.txt” Return type:string