augur.io.file module

augur.io.file.open_file(path_or_buffer, mode='r', **kwargs)

Opens a given file path and returns the handle.

Transparently handles compressed inputs and outputs.

Parameters:

• path_or_buffer -- Name of the file to open or an existing IO buffer

• mode (str) -- Mode to open file (read or write)

Returns:

File handle object

Return type:

IO