docs: def getColData(self, attri, fname, numtype='cycNum'):
          """
          In this method a column of data for the associated column
          attribute is returned.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          attri : string
              The name of the attribute we are looking for.
          fname : string
              The name of the file we are getting the data from or the
              cycle number found in the filename.
          numtype : string, optional
              Determines whether fname is the name of a file or, the
              cycle number.  If it is 'file' it will then  interpret it as
              a file, if it is 'cycNum' it will then  interpret it as a
              cycle number.  The default is "cycNum".
  
          """
          fname=self.findFile(fname,numtype)
          f=open(fname,'r')
          for i in range(self.index+1):
              f.readline()
          lines=f.readlines()
          for i in range(len(lines)):
              lines[i]=lines[i].strip()
              lines[i]=lines[i].split()
          index=0
          data=[]
  
          while index < len (self.dcols):
              if attri== self.dcols[index]:
                  break
              index+=1
  
          for i in range(len(lines)):
  
              if index==5 and len(lines[i])==7:
                  data.append(str(lines[i][index].capitalize())+'-'\
                  +str(lines[i][index+1]))
              elif index==5 and len(lines[i])!=7:
                  tmp=str(lines[i][index])
                  if tmp[len(tmp)-1].isdigit():
                      tmp1=tmp[0]+tmp[1]
                      tmp1=tmp1.capitalize()
                      tmp2=''
                      for j in range(len(tmp)):
                          if j == 0 or j == 1:
                              continue
                          tmp2+=tmp[j]
                      data.append(tmp1+'-'+tmp2)
                  elif tmp=='PROT':
                      data.append('H-1')
                  elif tmp==('NEUT'or'NEUTR'or'nn'or'N   1'or'N-1'):
                      data.append('N-1')
                  else:
                      data.append(tmp)
              elif index==0:
                  data.append(int(lines[i][index]))
              else:
                  data.append(float(lines[i][index]))
  
          return array(data)