allensdk.brain_observatory.behavior.data_files.eye_tracking_metadata_file module

class allensdk.brain_observatory.behavior.data_files.eye_tracking_metadata_file.EyeTrackingMetadataFile(filepath: str | Path)

Bases: DataFile

Datafile for tracking the metadata file associated with the eye tracking camera

classmethod file_path_key() → str

classmethod from_json(dict_repr: dict) → EyeTrackingMetadataFile

Populates a DataFile from a JSON compatible dict (likely parsed by argschema)

Returns:

DataFile:

An instantiated DataFile which has data and filepath properties

classmethod from_lims()

Populate a DataFile from an internal database (likely LIMS)

Returns:

DataFile:

An instantiated DataFile which has data and filepath properties

static load_data(filepath: str | Path) → dict

Given a filepath (that is meant to by read by the DataFile type), load the contents of the file into a Python type. (dict, DataFrame, list, etc…)

Parameters:

filepathUnion[str, Path]

The filepath that the DataFile class should load.

Returns:

Any

A Python data type that has been parsed/loaded from the provided filepath.