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scipy.io.matlab._mio5_utils:VarReader5.read_tag

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def   read_tag ( self )

Summary

Read tag mdtype and byte_count

Extended Summary

Does necessary swapping and takes account of SDE formats.

See also read_full_tag method.

Returns

mdtype : int

matlab data type code

byte_count : int

number of bytes following that comprise the data

tag_data : None or str

Any data from the tag itself. This is None for a full tag, and string length byte_count if this is a small data element.

Aliases

  • scipy.io.matlab._mio5.VarReader5.read_tag