pyiron_base.utils.parser.extract_data_from_file

pyiron_base.utils.parser.extract_data_from_file#

pyiron_base.utils.parser.extract_data_from_file(file_name: str, tag: str, num_args: int = 1) → List[str | List[str]][source]#

General purpose routine to extract any static from a log (text) file

Parameters:

  • file_name (str) – file name or path to the file, can either be absolute or relative

  • tag (str) – string at the beginning of the line

  • num_args (int) – number of arguments separated by ‘ ‘ or ‘,’ to extract after the tag

Returns:

List of arguments extracted as strings

Return type:

List[Union[str, List[str]]]

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