From e5b4c5e861f312941bb2aa95da3d5b4f14448857 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Upson <upsonp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:00:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added a fix for issue #196

---
 ctd/read.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ctd/read.py b/ctd/read.py
index e809736..3d9376a 100644
--- a/ctd/read.py
+++ b/ctd/read.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _parse_seabird(lines, ftype):
                 break
         else:  # btl.
             # There is no *END* like in a .cnv file, skip two after header info.
-            if not (line.startswith("*") | line.startswith("#")):
+            if line != "" and not (line.startswith("*") | line.startswith("#")):
                 # Fix commonly occurring problem when Sbeox.* exists in the file
                 # the name is concatenated to previous parameter
                 # example: