This PR is in response to Issue #159. This adds support for loading merger trees from generic ascii files that minimally define a unique id and descendent id for each halo. Data needs to have the following attributes to be loaded:
data in a single ascii file ending in .col with a row for each halo
a three line header (each line starting with "#") defining field names, data types, and units.
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This PR is in response to Issue #159. This adds support for loading merger trees from generic ascii files that minimally define a unique id and descendent id for each halo. Data needs to have the following attributes to be loaded:
.col
with a row for each haloFor example, something like the following:
@PauCaBu, please give this a try and let me know what you think. I would be happy to iterate on this with you.
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