docs: def update_hmet_card_file(hmet_card_file_path, new_hmet_data_path):
      """This function updates the paths in the HMET card file to the new
      location of the HMET data. This is necessary because the file paths
      are absolute and will need to be updated if moved.
  
      Args:
          hmet_card_file_path(str): Location of the file used for the HMET_ASCII card.
          new_hmet_data_path(str): Location where the HMET ASCII files are currently.
  
      Example::
  
          new_hmet_data_path = "E:\\GSSHA\\new_hmet_directory"
          hmet_card_file_path = "E:\\GSSHA\\hmet_card_file.txt"
  
          update_hmet_card_file(hmet_card_file_path, new_hmet_data_path)
  
      """
      hmet_card_file_path_temp = "{0}_tmp".format(hmet_card_file_path)
      try:
          remove(hmet_card_file_path_temp)
      except OSError:
          pass
  
      copy(hmet_card_file_path, hmet_card_file_path_temp)
  
      with io_open(hmet_card_file_path_temp, 'w', newline='\r\n') as out_hmet_list_file:
          with open(hmet_card_file_path) as old_hmet_list_file:
              for date_path in old_hmet_list_file:
                  out_hmet_list_file.write(u"{0}\n".format(path.join(new_hmet_data_path,
                                                           path.basename(date_path))))
      try:
          remove(hmet_card_file_path)
      except OSError:
          pass
  
      rename(hmet_card_file_path_temp, hmet_card_file_path)