write_fits_to

mpdaf.tools.write_fits_to(filename, data, overwrite=False, **kwargs)

Wrapper function for astropy.io.fits.writeto.

The aim of this function is to provide a compatible way to overwrite a file, with clobber for Astropy < 1.3 and overwrite for Astropy >= 1.3.

Original docstring follows:

Create a new FITS file using the supplied data/header.

Parameters:

filename : file path, file object, or file like object

File to write to. If opened, must be opened in a writeable binary mode such as ‘wb’ or ‘ab+’.

data : array, record array, or groups data object

data to write to the new file

header : Header object, optional

the header associated with data. If None, a header of the appropriate type is created for the supplied data. This argument is optional.

output_verify : str

Output verification option. Must be one of "fix", "silentfix", "ignore", "warn", or "exception". May also be any combination of "fix" or "silentfix" with "+ignore", +warn, or +exception" (e.g. ``"fix+warn"). See Verification options for more info.

overwrite : bool, optional

If True, overwrite the output file if it exists. Raises an OSError (IOError for Python 2) if False and the output file exists. Default is False.

Changed in version 1.3: overwrite replaces the deprecated clobber argument.

checksum : bool, optional

If True, adds both DATASUM and CHECKSUM cards to the headers of all HDU’s written to the file.