obspy.core.util.base.create_empty_data_chunk

create_empty_data_chunk(delta, dtype, fill_value=None)

Creates an NumPy array depending on the given data type and fill value.

If no fill_value is given a masked array will be returned.

Parameters:

• delta – Number of samples for data chunk

• dtype – NumPy dtype for returned data chunk

• fill_value – If None, masked array is returned, else the array is filled with the corresponding value

Example

>>> create_empty_data_chunk(3, 'int', 10)
array([10, 10, 10])

>>> create_empty_data_chunk(
...     3, 'f')  
masked_array(data = [-- -- --],
             mask = ...,
             ...)