initialize raw_merger python object with empty string

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ nohup.out
 *.so
 
 raw_eater.cpp
+raw_meat.cpp
 
 cyt/*.cpp
 

pyt/example.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ for rf in rawlist :
 print("convert and merge channels " + "\n" + 90*("-") + "\n")
 
 # setup new instance to merge channels
-eatmea = raw_meat.rawmerger(rawlist[0].encode())
+eatmea = raw_meat.rawmerger(''.encode()) #rawlist[0].encode())
 
 # add every single channel/file in list
 for rf in rawlist :