from_cif#

classmethod Phase.from_cif(filename: str | Path) → Phase[source]#

Return a new phase from a Crystallographic Information File (CIF).

Parameters:

filename: Path to the *.cif. The phase name is obtained from the file name.

Returns:

phase: New phase.

Notes

The file is read using diffpy.structure ‘s CIF file parser.

See https://www.iucr.org/resources/cif for details on the CIF file format.