dispel.io.core module

Core functionality to read files.

TODO: investigate to merge with dispel.io.raw

dispel.io.core.convert_data_frame_type(data)

Convert a data frame based on the core type mapping.

Parameters:

data (DataFrame) – The data frame to be converted

Returns:

The data frame with converted columns according to get_data_type_mapping().

Return type:

pandas.DataFrame

dispel.io.core.convert_literal_type(name, value)

Convert a literal based on the core type mapping.

Parameters:

• name (str) – The name of the variable to be used in the type mapping. This is passed to get_data_type_mapping().

• value (Any) – The value to be converted

Returns:

The converted value

Return type:

Any

dispel.io.core.get_data_type_mapping(variable_name)

Get the data type for a variable name.

Parameters:

variable_name (Hashable | None) – The name of the variable.

Returns:

The variable data type.

Return type:

str