parameters: (self,
                   mat_stream,
                   byte_order=None,
                   mat_dtype=False,
                   squeeze_me=False,
                   chars_as_strings=True,
                   matlab_compatible=False,
                   struct_as_record=True,
                   verify_compressed_data_integrity=True,
                   uint16_codec=None
                   )
docstring: Initializer for matlab 5 file format reader
  
      %(matstream_arg)s
      %(load_args)s
      %(struct_arg)s
      uint16_codec : {None, string}
          Set codec to use for uint16 char arrays (e.g. 'utf-8').
          Use system default codec if None
docstring_summary: Initializer for matlab 5 file format reader
docstring_tokens: Initializer for matlab 5 file format reader
function: def __init__(self,
                   mat_stream,
                   byte_order=None,
                   mat_dtype=False,
                   squeeze_me=False,
                   chars_as_strings=True,
                   matlab_compatible=False,
                   struct_as_record=True,
                   verify_compressed_data_integrity=True,
                   uint16_codec=None
                   ):
          '''Initializer for matlab 5 file format reader
  
      %(matstream_arg)s
      %(load_args)s
      %(struct_arg)s
      uint16_codec : {None, string}
          Set codec to use for uint16 char arrays (e.g. 'utf-8').
          Use system default codec if None
          '''
          super(MatFile5Reader, self).__init__(
              mat_stream,
              byte_order,
              mat_dtype,
              squeeze_me,
              chars_as_strings,
              matlab_compatible,
              struct_as_record,
              verify_compressed_data_integrity
              )
          # Set uint16 codec
          if not uint16_codec:
              uint16_codec = sys.getdefaultencoding()
          self.uint16_codec = uint16_codec
          # placeholders for readers - see initialize_read method
          self._file_reader = None
          self._matrix_reader = None
function_tokens: def __init__ ( self , mat_stream , byte_order = None , mat_dtype = False , squeeze_me = False , chars_as_strings = True , matlab_compatible = False , struct_as_record = True , verify_compressed_data_integrity = True , uint16_codec = None ) : super ( MatFile5Reader , self ) . __init__ ( mat_stream , byte_order , mat_dtype , squeeze_me , chars_as_strings , matlab_compatible , struct_as_record , verify_compressed_data_integrity ) # Set uint16 codec if not uint16_codec : uint16_codec = sys . getdefaultencoding ( ) self . uint16_codec = uint16_codec # placeholders for readers - see initialize_read method self . _file_reader = None self . _matrix_reader = None