cfdm.core.Domain

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class cfdm.core.Domain(properties=None, source=None, copy=True, _use_data=True)

Bases: cfdm.core.mixin.fielddomain.FieldDomain, cfdm.core.abstract.properties.Properties

A domain construct of the CF data model.

The domain represents a set of discrete “locations” in what generally would be a multi-dimensional space, either in the real world or in a model’s simulated world. The data array elements of a field construct correspond to individual location of a domain.

The domain construct is defined collectively by the following constructs of the CF data model: domain axis, dimension coordinate, auxiliary coordinate, cell measure, coordinate reference, and domain ancillary constructs; as well as properties to describe the domain.

New in version (cfdm): 1.7.0

Initialisation

Parameters

properties: dict, optional

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

Properties may also be set after initialisation with the set_properties and set_property methods.

Parameter example:

properties={'long_name': 'Domain for model'}

source: optional

Initialise the metadata constructs from those of source.

Note that if source is a Domain instance then cfdm.core.Domain(source=source) is equivalent to source.copy().

A new domain may also be instantiated with the fromconstructs class method.

copy: bool, optional

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

Inspection

Attributes

construct_type

Return a description of the construct type.

Metadata constructs

Methods

del_construct	Remove a metadata construct.
get_construct	Return a metadata construct.
has_construct	Whether a metadata construct exists.
set_construct	Set a metadata construct.
del_data_axes	Removes the keys of the axes spanned by the construct data.
get_data_axes	Gets the keys of the axes spanned by a construct’s data.
has_data_axes	Whether the axes spanned by the construct data have been set.
set_data_axes	Sets domain axis constructs spanned by the construct data.

Attributes

constructs

Return the metadata constructs.

Properties

Methods

del_property	Remove a property.
get_property	Return a property.
has_property	Whether a property has been set.
set_property	Set a property.
properties	Return all properties.
clear_properties	Remove all properties.
set_properties	Set properties.

Miscellaneous

Methods

copy	Return a deep copy.
fromconstructs	Return a new domain containing the given metadata constructs.
has_bounds	Whether or not there are cell bounds.
has_data	Whether or not the construct has data.

Special

Methods

__deepcopy__

Called by the copy.deepcopy function.

Docstring substitutions

Methods

_docstring_special_substitutions	Return the special docstring substitutions.
_docstring_substitutions	Returns the substitutions that apply to methods of the class.
_docstring_package_depth	Returns the class {{package}} substitutions package depth.
_docstring_method_exclusions	Returns method names excluded in the class substitutions.