kinextract.read_galaxy_params

kinextract.read_galaxy_params(path: str | Path) dict[source]

Read a legacy galaxy.params file.

Expected format:

First non-comment line = galaxy name Remaining lines = key value [optional comments]

Example:

NGC3258 distanceMpc 31.9 vmin -1100. vmax 1100.

Returns:

params – Parsed values. Numeric values are converted to int or float when possible. The first line is stored as params[“galaxy_name”].

Return type:

dict