diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'numpy/lib/npyio.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | numpy/lib/npyio.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/lib/npyio.py b/numpy/lib/npyio.py index d2b8fb4ab..6de5940d7 100644 --- a/numpy/lib/npyio.py +++ b/numpy/lib/npyio.py @@ -1418,11 +1418,12 @@ def genfromtxt(fname, dtype=float, comments='#', delimiter=None, Which columns to read, with 0 being the first. For example, ``usecols = (1, 4, 5)`` will extract the 2nd, 5th and 6th columns. names : {None, True, str, sequence}, optional - If `names` is True, the field names are read from the first valid line - after the first `skip_header` lines. - If `names` is a sequence or a single-string of comma-separated names, - the names will be used to define the field names in a structured dtype. - If `names` is None, the names of the dtype fields will be used, if any. + If `names` is True, the field names are read from the first line after + the first `skip_header` lines. This line can optionally be proceeded + by a comment delimeter. If `names` is a sequence or a single-string of + comma-separated names, the names will be used to define the field names + in a structured dtype. If `names` is None, the names of the dtype + fields will be used, if any. excludelist : sequence, optional A list of names to exclude. This list is appended to the default list ['return','file','print']. Excluded names are appended an underscore: |