minor: comments/docstring/etc.

src/icartt/dataset.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class DataStore1001:
         :param newData: data to be added
         :type newData: numpy.ndarray
         """
-        if not type(newData) is np.ndarray:
+        if not type(newData) is np.ndarray: # TODO: isinstance(arr, np.ndarray)?
             raise ArgumentError("Input data needs to be numpy ndarray.")
         if newData.dtype.names is None:
             try:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class DataStore2110(collections.UserDict):
             ivarValue = float(auxds[self.ivar.shortname])
 
             self.data[ivarValue] = { "AUX": auxds, "DEP": depds }
-    
+
     def add(self, newAuxData, newDepData):
         auxds = DataStore1001(self.ivar, self.auxvars)
         depds = DataStore1001(self.ibvar, self.dvars)
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ class Variable:
         :rtype: str
         """
         descstr = [str(self.shortname), str(self.units)]
-        if not self.standardname is None:
+        if self.standardname is not None:
             descstr += [str(self.standardname)]
-        if not self.longname is None:
+        if self.longname is not None:
             descstr += [str(self.longname)]
         return splitChar.join(descstr)
 
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ class Dataset:
     def times(self):
         """Time steps of the data
 
-        :return: list of time steps
-        :rtype: list
+        :return: numpy array of time steps
+        :rtype: numpy.ndarray
         """
         if self.data.data is None or self.independentVariable is None:
             return np.datetime64("NaT")
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ class Dataset:
         # line 15 + nvar - Special comments (Notes of problems or special
         # circumstances unique to this file. An example would be comments/problems
         # associated with a particular flight.).
-        self.specialComments = [f.readline(doSplit=False) for i in range(0, nscom)]
+        self.specialComments = [f.readline(doSplit=False) for _ in range(nscom)]
 
         # line 16 + nvar + nscom - Number of Normal comments (i.e., number of
         # additional lines of SUPPORTING information: Integer value indicating the
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class Dataset:
         # TODO: this could be more meaningful
         return "ICARTT Dataset string representation"
 
-    # TODO: why is init comming last?
+
     def __init__(self, f=None, loadData=True, splitChar=",", format=Formats.FFI1001):
         """Constructor method"""
         self.format = format
@@ -910,4 +910,4 @@ class Dataset:
             self.readHeader(splitChar)
             if loadData:
                 self.endDefineMode()
-                self.readData(splitChar)
+                self.readData(splitChar)
\ No newline at end of file