def __getattr__(self, item):
return self.points_data[item]<EOL>
Automatically called by Python when the attribute
        named 'item' is no found. We use this function to forward the call the
        point record. This is the mechanism used to allow the users to access
        the points dimensions directly through a LasData.

        Parameters
        ----------
        item: str
            name of the attribute, should be a dimension name

        Returns
        -------
        The requested dimension if it exists