diff --git a/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py b/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
index 14c48d3..bf364b9 100644
--- a/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
+++ b/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
@@ -272,14 +272,14 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
                 else:
                     raise Exception("Binary file '{}' compressed in unsupported format {}!".format(fname, comp))
 
-                if 'data_filter' in self.binaries[dataset]:
-                    data_filter = self.binaries[dataset]['data_filter']
-                    if data_filter == 'bytedelta':
+                if 'data_encoder' in self.binaries[dataset]:
+                    data_encoder = self.binaries[dataset]['data_encoder']
+                    if data_encoder == 'bytedelta':
                         data = self.__bytedelta_decode(data, dtype=dtype)
-                    elif data_filter == 'shuffle':
+                    elif data_encoder == 'shuffle':
                         data = self.__shuffle_decode(data, dtype=dtype)
                     else:
-                        raise Exception("Binary file '{}' processed using unsupported filter {}!".format(fname, data_filter))
+                        raise Exception("Binary file '{}' processed using unsupported data encoder {}!".format(fname, data_encoder))
 
                 if 'digest' in self.binaries[dataset]:
                     htype = self.binaries[dataset]['digest_type']
@@ -329,14 +329,14 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
                 else:
                     raise Exception("Binary file '{}' compressed in unsupported format {}!".format(fname, comp))
 
-                if 'data_filter' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
-                    data_filter = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['data_filter']
-                    if data_filter == 'bytedelta':
+                if 'data_encoder' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
+                    data_encoder = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['data_encoder']
+                    if data_encoder == 'bytedelta':
                         data = self.__bytedelta_decode(data, dtype=dtype)
-                    elif data_filter == 'shuffle':
+                    elif data_encoder == 'shuffle':
                         data = self.__shuffle_decode(data, dtype=dtype)
                     else:
-                        raise Exception("Binary file '{}' processed using unsupported filter {}!".format(fname, data_filter))
+                        raise Exception("Binary file '{}' processed using unsupported data encoder {}!".format(fname, data_encoder))
 
                 if 'digest' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
                     htype = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest_type']