pywatershed.meta

The metadata module.

Metadata for variables, parameters and dimensions are accssed by the functions in this module.

The metadata are static (pywatershed/static/metadata) so this is a module and not a class.

Functions

filter_vars(var_list, key[, vals])	rtype: dict
find_variables(vars)	Find metadata for variables from variable, dimensions, control, and parameter metadata types.
get_control(var_list)	Get the variable metadata for the supplied subclass.
get_dimensions(vars)	Get the dimensions strings for one or more variables for a specific metadata data type.
get_dims(var_list)	Get the variable metadata for the supplied subclass.
get_numpy_types(variables)	Get the types for the supplied variables.
get_params(inputs_list)	Get the variable metadata for the supplied subclass.
get_types(variables)	Get the types for the supplied variables.
get_units(vars[, to_pint])	For names, return units
get_vars(var_list)	Get the variable metadata for the supplied subclass.
is_available(variable_name)	Determine if a variable is available in the meta data
load_yaml_file(the_file)	Load a yaml file
meta_dimensions(meta_item)	Get the dimensions from a meta dictionary for a variable name
meta_netcdf_type(meta_item)	Get the NetCDF data type for a variable
meta_numpy_type(meta_item)	Get the numpy dtype for a variable
meta_type(meta_item)	Get variable data type from meta data
prms_to_pint(var_units_dict)	Convert PRMS units to pint units