read_copapic_snaps_info

PlasmaCalcs.hookups.copapic.copapic_io_tools.read_copapic_snaps_info(snaps_from, dt, dir='.')

returns (snapnames, times).

snaps_from: string

directory of output files. Corresponds to the title of the simulation.

dir: string (default ‘.’)

directory of ‘copapic.json’ file.

dt: None or value

the simulation time step; each snap’s time is equal to dt * (snap name)

if None, attempt to read ‘dt’ from copapic.json file.