Fix file format check in _check_eeglab_fname function (mne-tools#12523)

Co-authored-by: Eric Larson <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Richard Höchenberger <[email protected]>
marsipu · Apr 2, 2024 · a02838f · a02838f
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diff --git a/doc/changes/devel/12523.bugfix.rst b/doc/changes/devel/12523.bugfix.rst
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+Remove FDT file format check for strings in EEGLAB's EEG.data in :func:`mne.io.read_raw_eeglab` and related functions by :newcontrib:`Seyed Yahya Shirazi`
diff --git a/doc/changes/names.inc b/doc/changes/names.inc
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 .. _Zhi Zhang: https://github.com/tczhangzhi/
 
 .. _Zvi Baratz: https://github.com/ZviBaratz
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+.. _Seyed Yahya Shirazi: https://neuromechanist.github.io
diff --git a/mne/io/eeglab/eeglab.py b/mne/io/eeglab/eeglab.py
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ def _check_eeglab_fname(fname, dataname):
             "Old data format .dat detected. Please update your EEGLAB "
             "version and resave the data in .fdt format"
         )
-    elif fmt != ".fdt":
-        raise OSError("Expected .fdt file format. Found %s format" % fmt)
 
     basedir = op.dirname(fname)
     data_fname = op.join(basedir, dataname)
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		Remove FDT file format check for strings in EEGLAB's EEG.data in :func:`mne.io.read_raw_eeglab` and related functions by :newcontrib:`Seyed Yahya Shirazi`
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		.. _Zhi Zhang: https://github.com/tczhangzhi/

		.. _Zvi Baratz: https://github.com/ZviBaratz

		.. _Seyed Yahya Shirazi: https://neuromechanist.github.io