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# skbio.io.registry.IORegistry.read

`IORegistry.``read`(file, format=None, into=None, verify=True, **kwargs)

  Read file as format into an object.

  State: Stable as of 0.4.0.

  Parameters:

  - file (openable (filepath, URL, filehandle, etc.)) – The file to read. Something that is understood by skbio.io.open.
  - format (str, optional) – The format of the file if known. If None, the format will be inferred from the file.
  - into (type or None, optional) – The object which will be returned. If None, a generator will be returned.
  - verify (bool, optional) – When True, will double check the format if provided.
  - kwargs (dict, optional) – Keyword arguments will be passed to their respective handlers (skbio.io.open and the reader for format). newline cannot be provided.

  Returns: | An instance of into if into is not None else generator
  Return type: | object or generator

  Raises:

  - `ValueError` – Raised when format and into are both None.
  - `TypeError` – If newline is provided in kwargs.
  - `UnrecognizedFormatError` – Raised when a reader could not be found for a given format or the format could not be guessed.
  - `FormatIdentificationWarning` – Raised when verify is True and the sniffer of a format did not agree that file is a member of format
  - `ArgumentOverrideWarning` – Raised when verify is True and a user-supplied argument is overriding the suggestion provided by the sniffer of format.