d to lower case. The default value is True. replace_space : '_', optional Character(s) used in replacement of white spaces. Notes ----- Calling an instance of `NameValidator` is the same as calling its method `validate`. Examples -------- >>> validator = np.lib._iotools.NameValidator() >>> validator(['file', 'field2', 'with space', 'CaSe']) ('file_', 'field2', 'with_space', 'CaSe') >>> validator = np.lib._iotools.NameValidator(excludelist=['excl'], ... deletechars='q', ... case_sensitive=False) >>> validator(['excl', 'field2', 'no_q', 'with space', 'CaSe']) ('EXCL', 'FIELD2', 'NO_Q', 'WITH_SPACE', 'CASE') )