Checks whether a file is Mini-SEED/full SEED or not.
Parameters: | filename (string) Mini-SEED/full SEED file to be checked. |
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Return type: | bool |
Returns: | True if a Mini-SEED file. |
This method only reads the first seven bytes of the file and checks whether its a Mini-SEED or full SEED file.
It also is true for fullSEED files because libmseed can read the data part of fullSEED files. If the method finds a fullSEED file it also checks if it has a data part and returns False otherwise.
Thus it cannot be used to validate a Mini-SEED or SEED file.