cf.CellMethod

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class cf.CellMethod(axes=None, method=None, qualifiers=None, source=None, copy=True)

Bases: cfdm.cellmethod.CellMethod

A cell method construct of the CF data model.

One or more cell method constructs describe how the cell values of the field construct represent the variation of the physical quantity within its cells, i.e. the structure of the data at a higher resolution.

A single cell method construct consists of a set of axes, a “method” property which describes how a value of the field construct’s data array describes the variation of the quantity within a cell over those axes (e.g. a value might represent the cell area average), and descriptive qualifiers serving to indicate more precisely how the method was applied (e.g. recording the spacing of the original data, or the fact that the method was applied only over El Nino years).

Initialisation

Parameters

axes: (sequence of) str, optional

Set the axes of the cell method construct, specified either by the construct identifiers of domain axis constructs, standard names, or the special string 'area'.

The axes may also be set after initialisation with the set_axes method.

Parameter example:

axes='domainaxis0'

Parameter example:

axes=['domainaxis0']

Parameter example:

axes=('domainaxis0', 'domainaxis1')

Parameter example:

axes='area'

Parameter example:

axes=['domainaxis2', 'time']

method: str, optional

Set the axes of the cell method construct. Either one or more domain axis construct identifiers or standard names. Ignored if the source parameter is set.

The method may also be set after initialisation with the set_method method.

Parameter example:

``method=’mean’

qualifiers: dict, optional

Set descriptive qualifiers. The dictionary keys are qualifer names, with corresponding values. Ignored if the source parameter is set.

Qualifiers may also be set after initialisation with the qualifiers and set_qualifier methods.

Parameter example:

qualifiers={'comment': 'sampled instantaneously'}

Parameter example:

qualifiers={'where': 'sea', ''over': 'ice'}

source: optional

Initialize the axes, method and qualifiers from those of source.

copy: bool, optional

If False then do not deep copy input parameters prior to initialization By default parameters are deep copied.

Inspection

Methods

dump	A full description of the cell method construct.
identity	Return the canonical identity for the cell method construct.
identities	Return all possible identities.

Attributes

construct_type

Return a description of the construct type.

Qualifiers

Methods

del_axes	Remove the axes of the cell method.
get_axes	Return the axes of the cell method.
has_axes	Whether the axes of the cell method have been set.
set_axes	Set the axes of the cell method.
del_method	Remove the method of the cell method.
get_method	Return the method of the cell method.
has_method	Whether the method of the cell method has been set.
set_method	Set the method of the cell method.
del_qualifier	Remove a qualifier of the cell method.
get_qualifier	Return a qualifier of the cell method.
has_qualifier	Whether a qualifier of the cell method has been set.
set_qualifier	Set a qualifier of the cell method.
qualifiers	Return all qualifiers of the cell method.

Attributes

axes	TODO
comment	The cell method’s comment qualifier.
cf.CellMethod.interval
intervals	The cell method’s interval qualifier(s).
method	The cell method’s method qualifier.
over	The cell method’s over qualifier.
where	The cell method’s where qualifier.
within	The cell method’s within qualifier.

Miscellaneous

Methods

copy	Return a deep copy.
change_axes	TODO
create	Parse a CF-like cell_methods string.
equals	Whether two cell method constructs are the same.
equivalent	True if two cell methods are equivalent, False otherwise.
expand_intervals	TODO
inspect	Inspect the attributes.
sorted	Return a new cell method construct with sorted axes.
write	Return a string of the cell method.

Special

Methods

__deepcopy__	Called by the copy.deepcopy function.
__repr__	Called by the repr built-in function.
__str__	Called by the str built-in function.