getheader(filename, *args, **kwargs)

Parameters

filename : path-like or file-like

File to get header from. If an opened file object, its mode must be one of the following rb, rb+, or ab+).

ext, extname, extver :

The rest of the arguments are for extension specification. See the getdata documentation for explanations/examples.

kwargs :

Any additional keyword arguments to be passed to astropy.io.fits.open .

Returns

header : `Header` object

Get the header from an extension of a FITS file.

Examples

See :

Back References

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astropy.io.fits.convenience

Local connectivity graph

Hover to see nodes names; edges to Self not shown, Caped at 50 nodes.

Using a canvas is more power efficient and can get hundred of nodes ; but does not allow hyperlinks; , arrows or text (beyond on hover)

SVG is more flexible but power hungry; and does not scale well to 50 + nodes.

All aboves nodes referred to, (or are referred from) current nodes; Edges from Self to other have been omitted (or all nodes would be connected to the central node "self" which is not useful). Nodes are colored by the library they belong to, and scaled with the number of references pointing them

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