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scipy.io.hb_read

scipy.io.hb_read(path_or_open_file)[source]

Read HB-format file.

Parameters
path_or_open_filepath-like or file-like

If a file-like object, it is used as-is. Otherwise it is opened before reading.

Returns
datascipy.sparse.csc_matrix instance

The data read from the HB file as a sparse matrix.

Notes

At the moment not the full Harwell-Boeing format is supported. Supported features are:

  • assembled, non-symmetric, real matrices

  • integer for pointer/indices

  • exponential format for float values, and int format

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