obspy.core.event.catalog.Catalog.write

Catalog.write(filename, format, **kwargs)

Saves catalog into a file.

Parameters

• filename (str) – The name of the file to write.

• format (str) – The file format to use (e.g. "QUAKEML"). See the Supported Formats section below for a list of supported formats.

• kwargs – Additional keyword arguments passed to the underlying plugin’s writer method.

Example

>>> from obspy import read_events
>>> catalog = read_events()
>>> catalog.write("example.xml", format="QUAKEML")  

Writing single events into files with meaningful filenames can be done e.g. using event.id

>>> for ev in catalog:  
...     filename = str(ev.resource_id) + ".xml"
...     ev.write(filename, format="QUAKEML") 

Supported Formats

Additional ObsPy modules extend the parameters of the write() method. The following table summarizes all known formats with write capability currently available for ObsPy.

Please refer to the Linked Function Call of each module for any extra options available.

Format	Used Module	Linked Function Call
CMTSOLUTION	obspy.io.cmtsolution	obspy.io.cmtsolution.core._write_cmtsolution()
CNV	obspy.io.cnv	obspy.io.cnv.core._write_cnv()
HYPODDPHA	obspy.io.hypodd	obspy.io.hypodd.pha._write_pha()
JSON	obspy.io.json	obspy.io.json.core._write_json()
KML	obspy.io.kml	obspy.io.kml.core._write_kml()
NLLOC_OBS	obspy.io.nlloc	obspy.io.nlloc.core.write_nlloc_obs()
NORDIC	obspy.io.nordic	obspy.io.nordic.core.write_select()
QUAKEML	obspy.io.quakeml	obspy.io.quakeml.core._write_quakeml()
SC3ML	obspy.io.seiscomp	obspy.io.seiscomp.event._write_sc3ml()
SCARDEC	obspy.io.scardec	obspy.io.scardec.core._write_scardec()
SHAPEFILE	obspy.io.shapefile	obspy.io.shapefile.core._write_shapefile()
ZMAP	obspy.io.zmap	obspy.io.zmap.core._write_zmap()