Use writephases for exporting to VELEST-input file, as VELEST can handle only 4-string station IDs which is already implemented in source code.

pylot/core/loc/velest.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pylot.core.util.version import get_git_version as _getVersionString
 __version__ = _getVersionString()
 
 
-def export(picks, fnout, parameter, eventinfo):
+def export(picks, fnout, eventinfo, parameter=None):
     '''
     Take <picks> dictionary and exports picking data to a VELEST-cnv
     <phasefile> without creating an ObsPy event object.
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ def export(picks, fnout, parameter, eventinfo):
     :param fnout: complete path to the exporting obs file
     :type fnout: str
     
-    :param: parameter, all input information
-    :type:  object
-
     :param: eventinfo, source time needed for VELEST-cnv format
     :type:  list object
+
+    :param: parameter, all input information
+    :type:  object
     '''
     # write phases to VELEST-phase file
     writephases(picks, 'VELEST', fnout, parameter, eventinfo)