refcator to_netcdf to get config_file instead of dict

Author: SarahAlidoost

PyStemmusScope/save.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import xarray as xr
-from PyStemmusScope import forcing_io
+from PyStemmusScope import forcing_io, config_io
 from . import variable_conversion as vc
 
 
@@ -250,18 +250,21 @@ def _update_dataset_attrs_dims(dataset: xr.Dataset, forcing_dict: Dict) -> xr.Da
     return dataset
 
 
-def to_netcdf(config: Dict, cf_filename: str) -> str:
+def to_netcdf(config_file: str, cf_filename: str) -> str:
     """Save csv files generated by Stemmus_Scope model to a netcdf file using
         information provided by ALMA conventions.
 
     Args:
-        config(Dict): PyStemmusScope configuration dictionary.
+        config_file(str): Path to the config file.
         cf_filename(str): Path to a csv file for ALMA conventions.
 
     Returns:
         str: path to a csv file under the output directory.
     """
 
+    # read config file
+    config = config_io.read_config(config_file)
+
     # list of required forcing variables, Alma_short_name: forcing_io_name, # model_name
     var_names = {
         "RH": "rh", # RH