xoa.cf.CFVarSpecs.search

CFVarSpecs.search(obj, cf_name=None, loc=None, get='obj', single=True, errors='raise')

Search for a data_var or coord that maches given or any specs

Parameters:

• obj (DataArray or Dataset)

• cf_name (str, dict) – A generic CF name. If not provided, all CF names are scaned.

• loc (str, {"any", None}, {"", False}) –

  • str: one of these locations

  • None or “any”: any

  • False or ‘””: no location

• get ({"obj", "cf_name", "both"}) – When found, get the object found or its name.

• single (bool) – If True, return the first item found or None. If False, return a possible empty list of found items. A warning is emitted when set to True and multiple item are found.

• errors ({'ignore', 'warn', 'raise'}) –

  In case of errors

  • 'ignore': silently ignore

  • 'warn': emit a warning

  • 'raise': raise an exception

Returns:

None or str or object