harmonize parameters across neuroshareios

Author: JuliaSprenger

neo/io/neuroshareapiio.py

@@ -77,26 +77,29 @@ class NeuroshareapiIO(BaseIO):
     # This object operates on neuroshare files
     mode = "file"
 
-    def __init__(self, filename=None, dllpath=None):
+    def __init__(self, filename=None, dllname=None):
         """
         Arguments:
             filename : the filename
+            dllname: the path of the library to use for reading
         The init function will run automatically upon calling of the class, as
         in: test = MultichannelIO(filename = filetoberead.mcd), therefore the first
         operations with the file are set here, so that the user doesn't have to
         remember to use another method, than the ones defined in the NEO library
 
         """
         BaseIO.__init__(self)
-        self.filename = filename
+        self.filename = str(filename)
         # set the flags for each event type
         eventID = 1
         analogID = 2
         epochID = 3
         # if a filename was given, create a dictionary with information that will
         # be needed later on.
         if self.filename is not None:
-            if dllpath is not None:
+            if dllname is not None:
+                # converting to string to also accept pathlib objects
+                dllpath = str(dllname)
                 name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(dllpath))[0]
                 library = ns.Library(name, dllpath)
             else: