Create databases

Creating databases is an operation that only needs to be performed one time using the create_DB() function (see below). Inside a desired folder on your local computer, it will create a few empty files (csv and txt) in which information about reflectance spectroscopy projects and objects can be recorded.

import reflectance as rf

folder = "Enter a desired folder path as a string"
# e.g: "home/john/Documents/RS/databases"

mf.create_DB(folder=folder)

 

Databases created ?

If you want to know whether databases were created, use the DB() function.

import reflectance as rf

# Return True if databases files were created otherwise False
rf.is_DB()

True
All the databases were created and can be found in the following directory: /home/john/Documents/RS/databases

 

Databases location ?

If you want to know where are the databases files located, use the get_DB_path() function. It will return the path of the folder where the databases are located.

import reflectance as rf

# Return the path were the databases files are located if any.
rf.get_DB_path()

The databases are located in the folder: /home/john/Documents/RS/databases