def write(filename,data,**kwargs):
    """ Write a recarray to a specific format.
    Accepted file formats: [.fits,.fz,.npy,.csv,.txt,.dat]
    
    Parameters:
    filename : output file name
    data     : the recarray data
    kwargs   : keyword arguments for the writer
    Returns:
    ret      : writer return (usually None)
    """
    base,ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
    if ext in ('.fits','.fz'):
        # Abstract fits here...
        return fitsio.write(filename,data,**kwargs)
    elif ext in ('.npy'):
        return np.save(filename,data,**kwargs)
    elif ext in ('.csv'):
        return np.savetxt(filename,data,header=','.join(data.dtype.names),delimiter=',',**kwargs)
    elif ext in ('.txt','.dat'):
        return np.savetxt(filename,data,**kwargs)

    msg = "Unrecognized file type: %s"%filename
    raise ValueError(msg)