get_el

emmet.core.featurization.robocrys.util.get_el(obj)

Utility method to get an element str from a symbol, Element, or Specie.

Return type:

str

Parameters:

obj (Element | Species | str | int)

Args:

obj: An arbitrary object. Supported objects are Element/Species objects,

integers (representing atomic numbers), or strings (element symbols or species strings).

Returns:

The element as a string.