cf.Flags.flag_meanings

Flags.flag_meanings

The flag_meanings CF attribute.

Stored as a 1-d numpy string array but may be set as a space delimited string or any array-like object.

Examples

>>> f.flag_meanings = 'low medium      high'
>>> f.flag_meanings
array(['low', 'medium', 'high'],
      dtype='|S6')
>>> f.flag_meanings = ['left', 'right']
>>> f.flag_meanings
array(['left', 'right'],
      dtype='|S5')
>>> f.flag_meanings = 'ok'
>>> f.flag_meanings
array(['ok'],
      dtype='|S2')
>>> f.flag_meanings = numpy.array(['a', 'b'])
>>> f.flag_meanings
array(['a', 'b'],
      dtype='|S1')