gdstk.gds_timestamp

gdstk.gds_timestamp(filename, timestamp=None) → datetime

Get and set the timestamp of a GDSII file.

Parameters:

• filename (str or pathlib.Path) – Name of the GDSII file.

• timestamp (datetime object) – If not None, the timestamp of the file is set to this value.

Returns:

Timestamp of the file before modification (if any).

Notes

This function modifies the contents of the file. The creation, modification and access timestamps of the file itself are modified according to the file system rules in place for reading and writing.