Various

getattribute(name)

Get the value of an attribute.

name is the string name of the attribute. The following special names can always be used: `filename', `comments', `grid_name', `grid_type', `time_statistic', `long_name', `units'.

Various

getdimattribute(dim, field)

Get the value of a dimension attribute.

dim is the dimension number, an integer in the range 0..rank-1.

field is a string, one of: "name", "values", "length", "units", "weights", "bounds".

None

info(flag=None, device=sys.stdout)

Print slab information.

If flag is nonzero, dimension values, weights, and bounds are also printed.

Output is sent to device .

List

listall(all=None)

Print slab information.

If all is nonzero, dimension values, weights, and bounds are also printed.

List

listdimattributes(dim, field)

List dimension attributes.

Returns a list of string attribute names which can be input to getdimattribute .

dim is the dimension number, an integer in the range 0..rank-1.

field is a string, one of: "name", "values", "length", "units", "weights", "bounds".

None

setattribute(name, value)

Set an attribute.

name is the string name of the attribute.

value is the value of the attribute.

None

cleardefault()

Clear the default variable name.

None

default_variable(vname )

Set the default variable name.

vname is the string variable name.

Array

dimensionarray(dname, vname=None)

Values of the axis named dname.

dname is the string axis name.

vname is the string variable name. The default is the variable name set by default_variable .

Axis

dimensionobject(dname, vname=None)

Get an axis.

dname is the string name of an axis.

vname is a string variable name. The default is the variable name set by default_variable .

Various

getattribute (vname, attribute)

Get an attribute value.

vname is a string variable name.

attribute is the string attribute name.

String

getdimensionunits (dname,vname=None)

Get the units for the given dimension.

dname is the string name of an axis.

vname is a string variable name. The default is the variable name set by default_variable .

Various

getglobal (attribute)

Get the value of the global attribute.

attribute is the string attribute name.

Variable

getslab (vname, *args)

Read data for a variable.

vname is the string name of the variable.

args is an argument list corresponding to the dimensions of the variable. Arguments for each dimension can be:

(1) `:' or None -- select the entire dimension

(2) Ellipsis -- select entire dimensions between the ones given. (3) a pair of successive arguments giving an interval in world coordinates.

(4) a CDMS-style tuple of world coordinates e.g. (start, stop, `cc')

List

listall (vname=None, all=None)

Get info about data from the file.

vname is the string name of the variable.

If all is non-zero, dimension values, weights, and bounds are returned as well.

List

listattribute (vname=None )

Return a list of attribute names.

vname is the name of the variable. The default is the variable name set by default_variable .

List

listdimension (vname=None)

Return a list of the dimension names associated with a variable.

vname is the name of the variable. The default is the variable name set by default_variable .

List

listglobal ()

Return a list of the global attribute names.

List

listvariable ()

Return a list of the variables in the file.

None

showall (vname=None, all=None, device=sys.stdout)

Print a description of the variable.

vname is the string name of the variable.

If all is non-zero, dimension values, weights, and bounds are returned as well.

Output is sent to device .

None

showattribute (vname=None, device=sys.stdout)

Print the attributes of a variable.

vname is the string name of the variable.

Output is sent to device .

None

showdimension (vname=None, device=sys.stdout)

Print the dimension names associated with a variable.

vname is the string name of the variable.

Output is sent to device .

None

showglobal (device=sys.stdout )

Print the global file attributes.

Output is sent to device .

None

showvariable (device=sys.stdout )

Print the list of variables in the file.