read_spec

synphot.specio.read_spec(filename, fname='', **kwargs)

Read FITS or ASCII spectrum.

Parameters:

filenamestr or file pointer

Spectrum file name or pointer.

fnamestr

Filename. This is only used if filename is a pointer.

kwargsdict

Keywords acceptable by read_fits_spec() (if FITS) or read_ascii_spec() (if ASCII).

Returns:

headerdict

Metadata.

wavelengths, fluxesQuantity

Wavelength and flux of the spectrum.

Raises:

synphot.exceptions.SynphotError

Read failed.