filename_metadata

gwdatafind.utils.filename_metadata(filename)

Return metadata parsed from a filename following LIGO-T050017.

Parameters

filename (str) – the path name of a file

Returns

• obs (str) – the observatory metadata

• tag (str) – the file tag

• segment (ligo.segments.segment) – the GPS [start, stop) interval for this file

Notes

LIGO-T050017 declares a file naming convention that includes documenting the GPS start integer and integer duration of a file, see that document for more details.