#! /usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import os.path as op
from uvdata.uv import UVData

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('uvfits1',
                    help='name of first uvfits file.')
parser.add_argument('uvfits2',
                    help='name of second uvfits file to compare to first.')

args = parser.parse_args()

uvfits_file1 = args.uvfits1
if not op.isfile(uvfits_file1):
    raise IOError('There is no file named {}'.format(args.uvfits_file1))

uvfits_file2 = args.uvfits2
if not op.isfile(uvfits_file2):
    raise IOError('There is no file named {}'.format(args.uvfits_file2))

uv1 = UVData()
uv1.read_uvfits(uvfits_file1)

uv2 = UVData()
uv2.read_uvfits(uvfits_file2)

if uv1 == uv2:
    print('uvdata objects from files are equal')
else:
    print('uvdata objects from files are not equal')

del(this_uv)

Add little script to test 2 uvfits files for equality
Add little script to test 2 uvfits files for equality

