obspy.io.rg16.util._read¶

_read(fi, position, length, dtype, left_part=True)[source]¶

Read one or more bytes using provided datatype.

Parameters:	fi A buffer containing the bytes to read. position (int) Byte position to start reading. length (int or float) Length, in bytes, of data to read. dtype (str) bcd, binary or IEEE left_part (bool) If True, start the reading from the first half part of the byte position. If False, start the reading from the second half part of the byte position.