pchandler.data_io.util

Top-level convenience loader that dispatches to the per-format handler by suffix.

Functions

load_file(file_path, **kwargs)

Load a point cloud from disk by dispatching on the file suffix.
pchandler.data_io.util.load_file(file_path, **kwargs)

Load a point cloud from disk by dispatching on the file suffix.

Recognised suffixes are listed in SUPPORTED_TYPES (.las / .laz / .txt / .asc / .csv / .pts / .e57 / .ply).

Parameters:

  • file_path (str | Path) – Path to the point-cloud file to load.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments forwarded to the per-format handler’s load method.

Returns:

The loaded point cloud.

Return type:

PointCloudData

Raises:

ValueError – If the file’s suffix is not in SUPPORTED_TYPES.