cfdm.Data.del_units

Data.del_units(default=ValueError())

Delete the units.

See also

get_units, has_units, set_units, del_calendar, Units

Parameters:

default: optional

Return the value of the default parameter if the units has not been set. If set to an Exception instance then it will be raised instead.

Returns:

str

The value of the deleted units.

Examples

>>> d = cfdm.Data(1, "m")
>>> d.del_units()
'm'
>>> d.Units
<Units: >
>>> d.del_units()
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
ValueError: Data has no units

>>> d = cfdm.Data(1, "days since 2000-1-1", calendar="noleap")
>>> d.del_units()
'days since 2000-1-1'
>>> d.Units
<Units: noleap>