runmanager.is_valid_hdf5_group_name

runmanager.is_valid_hdf5_group_name(name)[source]

Ensure that a string is a valid name for an hdf5 group.

The names of hdf5 groups may only contain ASCII characters. Furthermore, the characters “/” and “.” are not allowed.

Parameters:

name (str) – The potential name for an hdf5 group.

Returns:

Whether or not name is a valid name for an hdf5 group. This will

be True if it is a valid name or False otherwise.

Return type:

bool