Function Reference: H5F.open

: fid = H5F.open (fname)
: fid = H5F.open (fname, flags)
: fid = H5F.open (fname, flags, fapl_id)

Opens an existing HDF5 file.

Parameters:

fnameName of the file to be opened
flagsFile access flags. One of {"H5F_ACC_RDWR" | "H5F_ACC_RDONLY" | "H5F_ACC_RDONLY|H5F_ACC_SWMR_READ" | "H5F_ACC_RDWR|H5F_ACC_SWMR_WRITE"}. The default is "H5F_ACC_RDONLY".
fapl_idFile access property list identifier. The default is "H5P_DEFAULT".

Description:

See original function at https://support.hdfgroup.org/documentation/hdf5/latest/group___h5_f.html.

See also: H5F.close

Source Code: H5F.open