get_sdss_catl_dir

cosmo_utils.utils.work_paths.get_sdss_catl_dir(path='./')[source] [edit on github]

Extracts the path to the set of SDSS catalogues

Parameters:

path : str, optional

Path of the repository that would contain the set of SDSS catalogues. This path is only used if the environment variable sdss_catl_path is not available to the system. This variable is set to ‘./’ by default.
Returns:

catl_path : str

Absolute path to the set of mock catalogues for SDSS.

catl_opt : int

Option of where the catalogues are located.

Options:
  • 1 : The sdss_catl_path environment variable was found
  • 2 : A local path is being used.