save_arrays

sherpa.ui.save_arrays(filename, args, fields=None, clobber=False, sep=' ', comment='#', linebreak='\n', format='%g')

Write a list of arrays to an ASCII file.

Parameters:
  • filename (str) – The name of the file to write the array to.
  • args (array of arrays) – The arrays to write out.
  • fields (array of str) – The column names (should match the size of args).
  • clobber (bool, optional) – If filename is not None, then this flag controls whether an existing file can be overwritten (True) or if it raises an exception (False, the default setting).
  • sep (str, optional) – The separator character. The default is ' '.
  • comment (str, optional) – The comment character. The default is '#'.
  • linebreak (str, optional) – Indicate a new line. The default is '\n'.
  • format (str, optional) – The format used to write out the numeric values. The default is '%g%'.
Raises:

sherpa.utils.err.IOErr – If filename already exists and clobber is False.

See also

save_data()
Save the data to a file.

Examples

Write the x and y columns from the default data set to the file ‘src.dat’:

>>> x = get_indep()
>>> y = get_dep()
>>> save_arrays('src.dat', [x, y])

Use the column names “r” and “surbri” for the columns:

>>> save_arrays('prof.txt', [x, y], fields=["r", "surbri"],
                clobber=True)