identify_helper

jdaviz.core.data_formats.identify_helper(filename, ext=1)

Guess the appropriate viz helper for a data file.

Parameters:

filenamestr (path-like)

Name for a local data file.

extint

Extension from the FITS file.

Returns:

helper_namelist of str

Name of the best-guess compatible helpers for filename.

Fits HDUListastropy.io.fits.HDUList

The HDUList of the file opened to identify the helper