Use uint16_codec argument (#12971)

mne-tools · Nov 18, 2024 · aa9dcb6 · aa9dcb6
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diff --git a/doc/changes/devel/12971.newfeature.rst b/doc/changes/devel/12971.newfeature.rst
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+Add support for ``uint16_codec`` argument in :func:`mne.io.read_raw_eeglab` when ``pymatreader`` (which already supported this argument previously) is not installed, by `Clemens Brunner`_.
diff --git a/mne/io/eeglab/_eeglab.py b/mne/io/eeglab/_eeglab.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def _readmat(fname, uint16_codec=None):
     try:
         read_mat = _import_pymatreader_funcs("EEGLAB I/O")
     except RuntimeError:  # pymatreader not installed
-        eeg = loadmat(fname, squeeze_me=True, mat_dtype=False)
+        eeg = loadmat(
+            fname, squeeze_me=True, mat_dtype=False, uint16_codec=uint16_codec
+        )
         return _check_for_scipy_mat_struct(eeg)
     else:
         return read_mat(fname, uint16_codec=uint16_codec)