2.1.2. h5pywrappers.attr.save

save(attr, attr_id, write_mode='-a')[source]

Save an HDF5 attribute to an HDF5 file.

Parameters:
attrany_type

The HDF5 attribute of interest to save to an HDF5 file.

attr_idh5pywrappers.attr.ID

The parameter set specifying where to save the HDF5 attribute of interest.

write_mode“a” | “a-”, optional

The write mode upon opening the HDF5 file to which to save the HDF5 attribute of interest: if write_mode is set to "a-", then the HDF5 attribute of interest is saved without emptying the target HDF5 file unless an HDF5 attribute with the same name as the target attribute name already exists at the target HDF5 path of the target HDF5 file, in which case an error is raised and the target HDF5 file is left unmodified; else if write_mode is set to "a", then the HDF5 attribute of interest is saved without emptying the target HDF5 file, replacing any HDF5 object at the target HDF5 path should one exist prior to saving.

Returns: