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icartt
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icartt is an ICARTT file format reader and writer

The ICARTT data format is described here: https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/etc/IcarttDataFormat.htm

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   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Contents:

Installation
------------

.. include:: ../../INSTALL.rst

Example
------------

Using an existing dataset
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

::

   import icartt

   # load a new dataset from an existing file
   ict = icartt.Dataset('path/to/example.ict')

   # list variable names
   ict.varnames
   # e.g. ['Fractional_Day', 'UTC', 'JDAY', 'INDEX', 'FLIGHT', 'LOCAL_SUN_TIME', ...

   # get data for variable 'UTC':
   ict['UTC']

   # some metadata
   ict.organization
   ict.dataSource
   ict.mission

   # add data, depending of format and type of variable:
      - file type 1001, add value of independent variable:
      ivar.append(234.4)

      - file type 1001, add value of dependent variable:
      ivar.append(234.4, 18.2)

      
      - file type 2110, add value of independent (unbounded) variable:
      ivar.append(234.4)

      - file type 2110, add value of independent (bounded) variable:
      ivar.append(234.4, 9148.2)

      - file type 2110, add value of dependent variable:
      ivar.append(234.4, 9148.2, 34.2)

   # write to (other) file:
   with open('path/to/output.ict', 'wb') as f:
      ict.write(f)

Creating a new dataset
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

::
   
   imoprt icartt

   ict = icartt.Dataset(format=icartt.Formats.FFI_1001)

   ict.IVAR



API
----

.. module:: icartt

Variable
^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Variable
   :members:

Dataset
^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Dataset
   :members:

Formats
^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoenum:: Formats

Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`