pastas.utils.validate_name
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.. py:function:: pastas.utils.validate_name(name: str, raise_error: bool = False) -> str

   
   Method to check user-provided names and log a warning if wrong.

   :param name: String with the name to check for illegal characters.
   :type name: str
   :param raise_error: raise ValueError if illegal character is found, default is False which
                       only logs a warning.
   :type raise_error: bool

   :returns: **name** -- Unchanged name string.
   :rtype: str















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