def convert_MAP(directory, output_directory, min_shape, file_format = '.npy', search_keys = None, dtype = np.float32):
    '''
    This program loops through given raw_data directory
    and converts .mat files to .npy files
    '''
    new_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), output_directory)
    if not os.path.exists(new_dir):
        os.mkdir(new_dir)
    else:
        shutil.rmtree(new_dir)
        os.mkdir(new_dir)
    for file in os.listdir(directory):
        filename = os.fsdecode(file)
        if filename.endswith(".mat"): 
            #print(os.path.join(directory, filename))
            filepath = os.path.join(directory, filename)
            array_dict = {}
            try:
                f = h5py.File(filepath, 'r')
            except:
                f = sio.loadmat(filepath)
            for k, v in f.items():
                array_dict[k] = np.array(v, dtype = np.float32)
            # As we only need image info from dict (the last key) we do this
            if search_keys == None:
                search_keys = 'map' # out of struct of .mat files want "map"
                filtered_dict = dict(filter(lambda item: search_keys in item[0], array_dict.items()))
            else:
                filtered_dict = {}
                for i in range(len(search_keys)):
                    search_key = search_keys[i]
                    if search_key in array_dict:
                        filtered_dict[search_key] = array_dict[search_key]
            if len(filtered_dict) == 0:
                print('No Data to Meet Search Key Requirements: Datapoint Rejected -> ' + filepath)
            else:
                #print(list(array_dict.keys()))
                #print(filtered_dict)
                arrays = []
                for k, v in filtered_dict.items():
                    temp = np.transpose(v.astype(np.float32))
                    # To normalize data between [-1,1], use -> arrays = arrays/(np.max(arrays)/2) - 1
                    # To normalize data between [0,1], use -> arrays = arrays/(np.max(arrays))
                    # To normalize data between [0,255], 
                    #     use -> arrays = (arrays/(np.max(arrays))*255).astype(np.uint8)
                    temp = temp/(np.max(temp))
                    arrays.append(temp)
                for i in range(len(arrays)):
                    if len(arrays[i].shape) > 2:
                        #print(arrays[i].shape)
                        arrays[i] = np.mean(arrays[i], axis = 2)

                for i in range(len(arrays)):
                    new_dir_filepath = os.path.join(new_dir, filename.strip('.mat') 
                                                    + '_index'+str(i) + file_format)
                    array = arrays[i]
                    if array.shape[0] >= min_shape[0] and array.shape[1] >= min_shape[1]:
                        if file_format == '.npy':
                            np.save(new_dir_filepath, array, allow_pickle=True, fix_imports=True)
                        else:
                            imageio.imwrite(new_dir_filepath, array)
                    elif i == 0:
                        print('Min Size Not Met: Datapoint Rejected -> ' + filepath)
    return os.path.join(os.getcwd(), output_directory)

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