ctapipe is not stable yet, so expect large and rapid changes to structure and functionality as we explore various design choices before the 1.0 release.

get_table_dataset#

ctapipe.utils.get_table_dataset(table_name, role='resource', **kwargs)[source]#

get a tabular dataset as an astropy.table.Table object

Parameters:
table_name: str

base name of table, without file extension

role: str

should be set to the CTA data hierarchy name when possible (e.g. dl1.sub.svc.arraylayout). This will be recorded in the provenance system.

kwargs:

extra arguments to pass to Table.read()

Returns:
Table