added function __init__.openidf()
@@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ def newidf(version=None):
idfstring = " Version,{};".format(str(version))
fhandle = StringIO(idfstring)
return easyopen.easyopen(fhandle)
+
+def openidf(fname, idd=None, epw=None):
+ """open an idf file"""
+ import eppy.easyopen as easyopen
+ return easyopen.easyopen(fname, idd=None, epw=None)
