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+'''
+This python script reads ionization tables in atomic_data.txt (generated from
+the NIST website) and extracts ionization levels into C++ file
+IonizationEnergiesTable.H, which contains tables + metadata.
+'''
+
import re, os
import numpy as np
from scipy.constants import e