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Module Name

adpaa.py (ADPAA class)

Purpose

Creates an object of the ADPAA class. Built-in methods allow data within a UND/NASA-formatted ASCII file to be extracted and stored in an object of the ADPAA class and allow information within an object of the ADPAA class to be written to a file in proper UND/NASA format.

Imported Modules

• readfile.py (ReadFile class)
• writefile.py (WriteFile class)
• constants.py (constants class)
• julian_date.py (julian_date class)
• adpaa_help.py (adpaa_help class)

Data Input/Output

The methods within an instantiated object of the ADPAA class that allow for data input/output are described below.

ReadFile

 ReadFile([name= ])

• Purpose: Read a UND/NASA-formatted ASCII file into the ADPAA class.
• Input: 'name' - optional keyword argument to set the filename of the file to input (uses ADPAA class attribute 'name' by default).
• Returns: nothing

WriteFile

• Syntax: WriteFile([name= ])
• Purpose: Write information contained in an ADPAA object to a properly-formatted UND/NASA ASCII file.
• Input: 'name' - optional keyword argument to set the filename of the file being written to (uses ADPAA class attribute 'name' by default)
• Returns: nothing