cfdm.NetCDF4Array.get_missing_values

NetCDF4Array.get_missing_values(default=ValueError())

The missing value indicators from the netCDF variable.

Deprecated at version 1.11.2.0. Use get_attributes instead.

New in version (cfdm): 1.10.0.3

Parameters

default: optional

Return the value of the default parameter if no missing values have yet been defined.

If set to an Exception instance then it will be raised instead.

Returns

dict or None

The missing value indicators from the netCDF variable, keyed by their netCDF attribute names. An empty dictionary signifies that no missing values are given in the file. None signifies that the missing values have not been set.

Examples

>>>

>>> a.get_missing_values(None)
None

>>>

>>> b.get_missing_values({})
{}

>>>

>>> b.get_missing_values()
{}

>>>

>>> c.get_missing_values()
{'missing_value': 1e20, 'valid_range': (-10, 20)}

>>>

>>> d.get_missing_values()
{'valid_min': -999}