skbio.io.registry.sniff

skbio.io.registry.sniff(self, file, into=None, **kwargs)

Detect the format of a given file and suggest kwargs for reading.

Parameters:

fileopenable (filepath, URL, filehandle, etc.)

The file to sniff. Something that is understood by skbio.io.open().

kwargsdict, optional

Keyword arguments will be passed to skbio.io.open(). newline cannot be provided.

Returns:

(str, dict)

The name of the format of the file and any suggested kwargs for use with the corresponding reader.

Raises:

UnrecognizedFormatError

This occurs when the format is not ‘claimed’ by any registered sniffer or when the format is ambiguous and has been ‘claimed’ by more than one sniffer.

TypeError

If newline is provided in kwargs.