write_header

mdtools.file_handler.write_header(fname, **kwargs)[source]

Write the standard MDTools header to file.

See mdtools.file_handler.header_str() for further information about what is contained in the header.

Parameters:

  • fname (str or bytes or os.PathLike) – The name of the file to which to write the header.

  • kwargs (dict, optional) – Additional keyword arguments to parse to mdtools.file_handler.xopen(). See there for possible arguments and their description. By default, mode is set to 'wt' (open file for writing in text mode, truncating the file first).

See also

mdtools.file_handler.header_str()

Create a standard header string for text files

mdtools.file_handler.backup()

Backup a file by renaming it