convnwb.io.io.load_matfile

convnwb.io.io.load_matfile(file_name, folder=None, version=None, **kwargs)[source]

Load a .mat file.

Parameters:
file_namestr

File name of the file to load.

folderstr or Path, optional

Folder to load from.

version{‘scipy’, ‘mat73’}
Which matfile load function to use:

‘scipy’ : uses scipy.io.loadmat, works for matfiles older than v7.3 ‘mat73’ : uses mat73.loadmat, works for matfile v7.3 files

If not specified, tries both.

**kwargs

Additional keywork arguments to pass into to matfile load function.

Returns:
dict

Loaded data from the matfile.