Method _check_node

apptools/io/h5/file.py:272–289

Check if node exists and create parent groups if necessary. Either raise error or delete depending on `delete_existing` attribute.

(self, node_path)

        return self[node_path]

    def _check_node(self, node_path):
        """Check if node exists and create parent groups if necessary.

        Either raise error or delete depending on `delete_existing` attribute.
        """
        if self.auto_groups:
            path, name = self.split_path(node_path)
            self._create_required_groups(path)

        if node_path in self:
            if self.delete_existing:
                if isinstance(self[node_path], H5Group):
                    self.remove_group(node_path, recursive=True)
                else:
                    self.remove_node(node_path)
            else:
                msg = self.exists_error.format(node_path, self.filename)
                raise ValueError(msg)

    def _create_required_groups(self, path):
        if path not in self: