def get_positions(self, filename='OUTCAR', lines=None, n_atoms=None):
    '\n        Gets the positions for every ionic step from the OUTCAR file\n\n        Args:\n            filename (str): Filename of the OUTCAR file to parse\n            lines (list/None): lines read from the file\n            n_atoms (int/None): number of ions in OUTCAR\n\n        Returns:\n            numpy.ndarray: A Nx3xM array of positions in $\\AA$\n\n            where N is the number of atoms and M is the number of time steps\n        '
    if (n_atoms is None):
        n_atoms = self.get_number_of_atoms(filename=filename, lines=lines)
    (trigger_indices, lines) = _get_trigger(lines=lines, filename=filename, trigger='TOTAL-FORCE (eV/Angst)')
    return self._get_positions_and_forces_parser(lines=lines, trigger_indices=trigger_indices, n_atoms=n_atoms, pos_flag=True, force_flag=False)
Gets the positions for every ionic step from the OUTCAR file

Args:
    filename (str): Filename of the OUTCAR file to parse
    lines (list/None): lines read from the file
    n_atoms (int/None): number of ions in OUTCAR

Returns:
    numpy.ndarray: A Nx3xM array of positions in $\AA$

    where N is the number of atoms and M is the number of time steps
def get_positions(self, filename='OUTCAR', lines=None, n_atoms=None):
    '\n        Gets the positions for every ionic step from the OUTCAR file\n\n        Args:\n            filename (str): Filename of the OUTCAR file to parse\n            lines (list/None): lines read from the file\n            n_atoms (int/None): number of ions in OUTCAR\n\n        Returns:\n            numpy.ndarray: A Nx3xM array of positions in $\\AA$\n\n            where N is the number of atoms and M is the number of time steps\n        '
    if (n_atoms is None):
        n_atoms = self.get_number_of_atoms(filename=filename, lines=lines)
    (trigger_indices, lines) = _get_trigger(lines=lines, filename=filename, trigger='TOTAL-FORCE (eV/Angst)')
    return self._get_positions_and_forces_parser(lines=lines, trigger_indices=trigger_indices, n_atoms=n_atoms, pos_flag=True, force_flag=False)