`astropy.io.fits.header:Header.tostring`

source: /astropy/io/fits/header.py :667

Signature

def tostring ( self , sep = '' , endcard = True , padding = True )

Summary

Returns a string representation of the header.

Extended Summary

By default this uses no separator between cards, adds the END card, and pads the string with spaces to the next multiple of 2880 bytes. That is, it returns the header exactly as it would appear in a FITS file.

Parameters

sep : str, optional: The character or string with which to separate cards. By default there is no separator, but one could use '\\n', for example, to separate each card with a new line
endcard : bool, optional: If True (default) adds the END card to the end of the header string
padding : bool, optional: If True (default) pads the string with spaces out to the next multiple of 2880 characters

Returns

: str: A string representing a FITS header.

Aliases

astropy.io.fits.Header.tostring