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SeisSol · Mar 6, 2024 · 86a892d · 86a892d
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diff --git a/seissolxdmf/seissolxdmf/seissolxdmf.py b/seissolxdmf/seissolxdmf/seissolxdmf.py
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ def Read1dData(self, dataName, nElements, isInt=False):
             filename, hdf5var = splitArgs
             myData = self.ReadHdf5DatasetChunk(path + filename, hdf5var, 0, MemDimension)
         else:
+            # The Dimensions of the 1D arrays (e.g. partition) in the xdmf files
+            # are not not accounting for potential 0 padding (bug in xdmfwriter?).
+            # Therefore, we precise that there is only one "time-step" to read at location 0
+            # by setting idt=0
             filename = dataLocation
             myData = self.ReadSimpleBinaryFile(path + dataLocation, nElements, data_prec, isInt, 0)
         return myData