diff --git a/g5505_file_reader.py b/g5505_file_reader.py
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-import numpy as np
-import pandas as np
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import plotly.express as px
-import plotly.graph_objects as go
-from plotly.subplots import make_subplots
-from igor2.binarywave import load as loadibw
-
-#import h5py
-import os
-import tempfile
-import shutil
-
-def read_xps_ibw_file_as_dict(filename):
-
-    """ Reads ibw files from multiphase chemistry group, which contain xps spectra and acquisition settings."""
-
-    file_obj = loadibw(filename)
-
-    required_keys = ['wData','data_units','dimension_units','note'] 
-    if sum([item in required_keys for item in file_obj['wave'].keys()]) < len(required_keys):
-        raise ValueError('This is not a valid xps ibw file. It does not satisfy minimum adimissibility criteria.')
-    
-    file_dict = {}
-    path_tail, path_head = os.path.split(filename)
-    file_dict['name'] = path_head
-    file_dict['data'] = file_obj['wave']['wData']
-    file_dict['data_units'] = file_obj['wave']['data_units']
-    file_dict['shape'] = file_dict['data'].shape
-    file_dict['dtype'] = type(file_dict['data'])   
-
-    file_dict['attributes_dict'] = {}
- 
-    # Convert notes of bytes class to string class and split string into a list of elements separated by '\r'. 
-    notes_list = file_obj['wave']['note'].decode("utf-8").split('\r')
-    exclude_list = ['Excitation Energy']
-    for item in notes_list:
-        if '=' in item:
-            key, value = tuple(item.split('='))
-            # TODO: check if value can be converted into a numeric type. Now all values are string type
-            if not key in exclude_list:
-                file_dict['attributes_dict'][key] = value
-
-    # TODO: talk to Thorsten to see if there is an easier way to access the below attributes
-    dimension_labels = file_obj['wave']['dimension_units'].decode("utf-8").split(']')
-    file_dict['attributes_dict']['dimension_units'] = [item+']' for item in dimension_labels[0:len(dimension_labels)-1]]
-    
-
-    return file_dict
-
-
-
-def main():
-
-    inputfile_dir = '\\\\fs101\\5505\\People\\Juan\\TypicalBeamTime'
-
-    file_dict = read_xps_ibw_file_as_dict(inputfile_dir+'\\SES\\0069069_N1s_495eV.ibw')
-
-    for key in file_dict.keys():
-        print(key,file_dict[key])
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-
-    main()
-
-    print(':)')
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