Re: [netcdfgroup] Naming conflict using python netCDF4 module

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• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] Naming conflict using python netCDF4 module
• From: Jeff Whitaker <jswhit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:01:10 -0700

Hi,

I use python netCDF4 module to read a netCDF file. One of the attributes of the variables in the netCDF file is called "filters", and this conflicts with the built-in method of the variable object of netCDF4 module. It looks like this attribute is ignored when netCDF4 load my file, and I'm unable to access my "filters" attribute. Anyone might have an idea how to deal with this? Thanks.

Jianfu Pan

Jianfu:  If 'var' is your variable object, you can do

var.getncattr('filters')

instead of

var.filters

and you will get the netcdf attribute instead of the filters method.

-Jeff

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