cf.GatheredArray.get_compression_type

GatheredArray.get_compression_type()

The type of compression that has been applied to the underlying array.

New in version 1.7.0.

Returns:

str

The compression type. An empty string means that no compression has been applied.

Examples:

>>> a.compression_type
''

>>> a.compression_type
'gathered'

>>> a.compression_type
'ragged contiguous'