implemented arbitrary data separator, for now supported Tab and Comma.

data/comma_separator.lvm

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+LabVIEW Measurement,
+Writer_Version,2
+Reader_Version,2
+Separator,Comma
+Decimal_Separator,.
+Multi_Headings,No
+X_Columns,One
+Time_Pref,Absolute
+Operator,photron
+Date,2024/04/10
+Time,13:06:46.2639230999998221435
+***End_of_Header***,
+,
+Channels,4,,,,
+Samples,4,4,4,4,
+Date,2024/04/10,2024/04/10,2024/04/10,2024/04/10,
+Time,13:06:46.2639230999998221435,13:06:46.2639230999998221435,13:06:46.2639230999998221435,13:06:46.2639230999998221435,
+Y_Unit_Label,Volts,Volts,Volts,Volts,
+X_Dimension,Time,Time,Time,Time,
+X0,0.0000000000000000E+0,0.0000000000000000E+0,0.0000000000000000E+0,0.0000000000000000E+0,
+Delta_X,2.000000E-6,2.000000E-6,2.000000E-6,2.000000E-6,
+***End_of_Header***,,,,,
+X_Value,p_st1,p_st2,p_plate,TC1,Comment
+0.000000,-0.000424,-0.002187,-0.002505,0.163976
+2.000000E-6,-0.000424,-0.002827,-0.002185,0.163337
+4.000000E-6,-0.000744,-0.003147,-0.003144,0.163657
+6.000000E-6,-0.000424,-0.002827,-0.002505,0.163657

lvm_read.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import pickle
 import numpy as np
 
-__version__ = '1.21'
+__version__ = '1.22'
 
 def _lvm_pickle(filename):
     """ Reads pickle file (for local use)
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ def _lvm_dump(lvm_data, filename, protocol=-1):
     pickle.dump(lvm_data, output, protocol=protocol)
     output.close()
 
+def get_separator(file):
+    separators = {'Tab': '\t',
+                  'Comma': ','
+    }
+    for line in file:
+        if line.startswith('Separator'):
+            separator = line.strip()[10:]
+            break
+    file.seek(0) 
+    if separator in separators.keys():
+        return separators[separator]
+    else:
+        raise Warning('No separator defined, using tabulator!')
+        return '\t'
+
 
 def _read_lvm_base(filename):
     """ Base lvm reader. Should be called from ``read``, only
@@ -50,11 +65,12 @@ def _read_lvm_base(filename):
     :return lvm_data: lvm dict
     """
     with open(filename, 'r', encoding="utf8", errors='ignore') as f:
-        lvm_data = read_lines(f)
+        separator = get_separator(f)
+        lvm_data = read_lines(f, separator=separator)
     return lvm_data
 
 
-def read_lines(lines):
+def read_lines(lines, separator='\t'):
     """ Read lines of strings.
 
     :param lines: lines of the lvm file
@@ -76,10 +92,10 @@ def to_float(a):
             return np.nan
     for line in lines:
         line = line.replace('\r', '')
-        line_sp = line.replace('\n', '').split('\t')
+        line_sp = line.replace('\n', '').split(separator)
         if line_sp[0] in ['***End_of_Header***', 'LabVIEW Measurement']:
             continue
-        elif line in ['\n', '\t\n']:
+        elif line in ['\n', separator+'\n']:
             # segment finished, new segment follows
             segment = dict()
             lvm_data[segment_nr] = segment

tests/test_all.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 from lvm_read import read
 
-def test_short_lvm():
+def test_short_lvm():   
     data = read('./data/pickle_only.lvm')
     np.testing.assert_equal(data[0]['data'][0,0],0.914018)
 
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ def timing_on_long_short_lvm():
     toc = time.time()
     print(f'Average time: {(toc-tic)/N:3.1f}s')
 
+def test_comma_separator():
+    data = read('./data/comma_separator.lvm', read_from_pickle=False, dump_file=False)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(data[0]['data'][0,1],-0.000424)
+
 if __name__ == '__mains__':
     np.testing.run_module_suite()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    test_several_comments()
+    test_comma_separator()
     #timing_on_long_short_lvm()