sdss_name¶

pydl.photoop.sdssio.sdss_name(ftype, run, camcol, field, rerun='', thisfilter='r', no_path=False)[source]¶

Return the name of an SDSS data file including path.

Parameters:

ftype : str

The general type of the file, for example 'reObj'

run : int

The run number.

camcol : int

The camcol number.

field : int

The field number

rerun : str, optional

If necessary, set the rerun name using this argument.

thisfilter : int or str, optional

If necessary, set the filter using this argument.

no_path : bool, optional

Normally, sdss_name returns the full path. If no_path is True, only the basename of the file is returned.

Returns:

str

The full file name, normally including the full path.

Raises:

:exc:`KeyError`

If the file type is unknown.