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function readpickle(path)

Reads a DataMatrix from a pickle file.

Example:

dm = io.readpickle('data.pkl')

Arguments:

• path -- The path to the pickle file.

Returns:

A DataMatrix.

function readtxt(path, delimiter=u',', quotechar=u'"', default_col_type=)

Reads a DataMatrix from a csv file.

Example:

dm = io.readtxt('data.csv')

Version note: As of 0.10.7, byte-order marks (BOMs) are silently stripped from column names.

Arguments:

• path -- The path to the pickle file.

Keywords:

• delimiter -- The delimiter characer.
  • Default: ','
• quotechar -- The quote character.
  • Default: '"'
• default_col_type -- The default column type.
  • Default:

Returns:

A DataMatrix.

function readxlsx(path, default_col_type=, sheet=None)

Reads a DataMatrix from an Excel 2010 xlsx file.

Example:

dm = io.readxlsx('data.xlsx')

Arguments:

• path -- The path to the xlsx file.

Keywords:

• default_col_type -- The default column type.
  • Default:
• sheet -- The name of a sheet, or None to open the active sheet. The activate sheet is not necessarily the first sheet. (New in 0.7.0)
  • Default: None

Returns:

A DataMatrix.

function writepickle(dm, path, protocol=-1)

Writes a DataMatrix to a pickle file.

Example:

io.writepickle(dm, 'data.pkl')

Arguments:

• dm -- The DataMatrix to write.
• path -- The path to the pickle file.

Keywords:

• protocol -- The pickle protocol.
  • Default: -1

function writetxt(dm, path, delimiter=u',', quotechar=u'"')

Writes a DataMatrix to a csv file.

Example:

io.writetxt(dm, 'data.csv')

Arguments:

• dm -- The DataMatrix to write.
• path -- The path to the pickle file.

Keywords:

• delimiter -- The delimiter characer.
  • Default: ','
• quotechar -- The quote character.
  • Default: '"'

function writexlsx(dm, path)

Writes a DataMatrix to an Excel 2010 xlsx file. The first sheet will contain a regular table with all non-series columns. SeriesColumns are saved as individual sheets.

Example:

io.writexlsx(dm, 'data.xlsx')

Arguments:

• dm -- The DataMatrix to write.
• path -- The path to the xlsx file.