eccodes/examples/python/bufr_keys_iterator.py

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# Copyright 2005-2015 ECMWF.
#
# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
#
# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by
# virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
#
# Python implementation: bufr_keys_iterator
#
# Description: Example on how to use keys_iterator functions and the
# codes_keys_iterator structure to get all the available
# keys in a BUFR message.
import traceback
import sys
from eccodes import *
INPUT='../../data/bufr/syno_1.bufr'
VERBOSE=1 # verbose error reporting
def example():
# open bufr file
f = open(INPUT)
cnt=0
# loop for the messages in the file
while 1:
# get handle for message
gid = codes_bufr_new_from_file(f)
if gid is None: break
print "message: %s" % cnt
# we need to instruct ecCodes to expand all the descriptors
# i.e. unpack the data values
#codes_set(gid,'unpack',1);
# get key iterator for a given namespace
iterid = codes_keys_iterator_new(gid,'ls')
# Different types of keys can be skipped
# codes_skip_computed(iterid)
# codes_skip_coded(iterid)
# codes_skip_edition_specific(iterid)
# codes_skip_duplicates(iterid)
# codes_skip_read_only(iterid)
# codes_skip_function(iterid)
#loop over the keys
while codes_keys_iterator_next(iterid):
# print key name
keyname = codes_keys_iterator_get_name(iterid)
#keyval = codes_get_string(iterid,keyname)
#print "%s = %s" % (keyname,keyval)
print " %s" % keyname
# delete the key iterator
codes_keys_iterator_delete(iterid)
cnt+=1
# delete handle
codes_release(gid)
# close the file
f.close()
def main():
try:
example()
except CodesInternalError,err:
if VERBOSE:
traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
else:
print >>sys.stderr,err.msg
return 1
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())