pyarts.xml.make_binary

pyarts.xml.make_binary(filename, out='', absolute_out=False, parents=True)

Loads xml-file at filename and saves it back in binary format

Parameters

• filename (str) – Filename path.

• out (str) – Path to save the binary. Empty causes overwrite of file.

• absolute_out (bool) – If true, then write file to out-path rather than to the relative path out. Does nothing if file is in the working folder and out is relative.

• parents (bool) – Create missing parent directories.

Returns

Path to the created binary file.

Return type

str

Example

Load t_field.xml and save it back as binary it as ./binary/t_field.xml and ./binary/t_field.bin

>>> make_binary('t_field.xml', out='binary')
'binary/t_field.xml'