pliers.stimuli.load_stims¶

pliers.stimuli.load_stims(source, dtype=None, fail_silently=False)[source]¶

Load one or more stimuli directly from file, inferring/extracting metadata as needed.

Parameters

source (str or list) – The location to load the stim(s) from. Can be the path to a directory, to a single file, or a list of filenames.
dtype (str) – The type of stim to load. If dtype is None, relies on the filename extension for guidance. If dtype is provided, must be one of ‘video’, ‘image’, ‘audio’, or ‘text’.
fail_silently (bool) – If True do not raise error when trying to load a missing stimulus from a list of sources.

Returns: A list of Stims.