ytree.data_structures.tree_node.TreeNode.save_tree

TreeNode.save_tree(filename=None, fields=None)[source]

Save the tree to a file.

The saved tree can be re-loaded as an arbor.

Parameters:

filename (optional, string) – Output file keyword. Main header file will be named <filename>/<filename>.h5. Default: “tree_<uid>”.
fields (optional, list of strings) – The fields to be saved. If not given, all fields will be saved.

Returns:

filename – The filename of the saved arbor.

Return type:

string

Examples

>>> import ytree
>>> a = ytree.load("rockstar_halos/trees/tree_0_0_0.dat")
>>> # save the first tree
>>> fn = a[0].save_tree()
>>> # reload it
>>> a2 = ytree.load(fn)