write_landmark_file¶

single_cell_parser.writer.write_landmark_file(fname=None, landmarkList=None)¶

Write an AMIRA landmark file from 3D coordinates

Parameters:¶

fname : str¶

string, name of the output file

landmarkList : list¶

list of tuples, each of which holds 3 float coordinates

Returns:¶

None. Writes out the landmark file to fname

Raises:¶

• RuntimeError – if no file name is given or if the landmark list is empty

• RuntimeError – if the landmarks have the wrong format (not 3 coordinates)

Example

>>> landmarkList = [(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)]
>>> write_landmark_file('landmarks.landmarkAscii', landmarkList)