cfdm.Field.set_properties

Field.set_properties(properties, copy=True)

Set properties.

New in version (cfdm): 1.7.0

See also

clear_properties, properties, set_property

Parameters

properties: dict

Store the properties from the dictionary supplied.

Parameter example:

properties={'standard_name': 'altitude', 'foo': 'bar'}

copy: bool, optional

If False then any property values provided by the properties parameter are not copied before insertion. By default they are deep copied.

Returns

None

Examples

>>> f = cfdm.Field()
>>> f.properties()
{}
>>> f.set_properties({'standard_name': 'air_pressure',
...                   'long_name': 'Air Pressure'})
>>> f.properties()
{'standard_name': 'air_pressure',
 'long_name': 'Air Pressure'}
>>> f.set_properties({'standard_name': 'air_pressure', 'foo': 'bar'})
>>> f.properties()
{'standard_name': 'air_pressure',
 'long_name': 'Air Pressure',
 'foo': 'bar'}
>>> f.clear_properties()
{'standard_name': 'air_pressure',
 'long_name': 'Air Pressure',
 'foo': 'bar'}
>>> f.properties()
{}