rcatool.utils.file_io.ncdump

rcatool.utils.file_io.ncdump(nc_fid, verb=True)[source]

ncdump outputs dimensions, variables and their attribute information. The information is similar to that of NCAR’s ncdump utility. ncdump requires a valid instance of Dataset.

Parameters:

  • nc_fid (netCDF4.Dataset) – A netCDF4 dateset object

  • verb (Boolean) – whether or not nc_attrs, nc_dims, and nc_vars are printed

Returns:

  • nc_attrs (list) – A Python list of the NetCDF file global attributes

  • nc_dims (list) – A Python list of the NetCDF file dimensions

  • nc_vars (list) – A Python list of the NetCDF file variables