utils.extract_filename
======================

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Summary
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Extracts the filename from a string representation of a buffer object

Signature
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.. code-block:: python

   def extract_filename(fname)

.. list-table:: Input variables
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Name
     - Type
     - Default
     - Description
   * - ``fname``
     - -
     - -
     - String

Output variables
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.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Return annotation
     - Docstring type
     - Description
   * - ``None``
     - -
     - Filename if found, or the original string

Docstring
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.. code-block:: text

   Extracts the filename from a string representation of a buffer object
   :param fname: String
   :return: Filename if found, or the original string