Merge branch 'CosmoStat:develop' into mass_map_generator

.gitignore

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+.ipynb_checkpoints
+__pycache__

sp_peaks/slics.py

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+"""SLICS.
+
+:Name: slics.py
+
+:Description: This package contains methods to interface with
+    the (Cosmo-)SLICS simulations (Hernois-Deraps et al).
+
+:Authors: Martin Kilbinger <[email protected]>
+"""
+
+col_names = [
+    "RA",
+    "Dec",
+    "e1_data",
+    "e2_data",
+    "w",
+    "redshift_true_sim",
+    "gamma1_sim",
+    "gamma2_sim",
+    "kappa_sim",
+    "S_metacal_data",
+]
+
+col_names_essential = [
+    "RA",
+    "Dec",
+    "e1_data",
+    "e2_data",
+    "redshift_true_sim",
+]
+
+
+import os
+from astropy.io import ascii
+
+
+def read_catalogue(file_path, all_col=True):
+    """Read Catalogue.
+
+    Read SLICS catalogue and return content.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    file_path : str
+        input file path
+    all_col : bool, optional
+        if True returns all columns; if False (default) only
+        essential columns
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    IOError
+        if input file not found         
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    dict
+        catalogue content
+
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+        raise IOError(f"SLICS catlogue file {file_path} does not exist")
+
+    if all_col:
+        include_names = None
+    else:
+        include_names = col_names_essential
+
+    dat = ascii.read(file_path, names=col_names, include_names=include_names)
+
+    return dat