Source code for gemseo.utils.hdf5

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"""Helper functions for hdf5 data."""

from typing import Union

import h5py


[docs]def get_hdf5_group( h5py_data, # type: Union[h5py.File, h5py.Group] name, # type: str ): # type: (...) -> h5py.Group """Return a group from a h5py data handle. This function shall be used to show a better error message to the end user. Args: h5py_data: The hdf5 data handle. name: The name of the group. Returns: The contents of the group. Raises: KeyError if the group does not exist. """ try: return h5py_data[name] except KeyError as err: raise KeyError( "In hdf5 file {}: no such group {}".format(h5py_data.file, err.args[0]) )