# Copyright 2005-2017 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_subset # # Description: how to read data values from a given subset of a BUFR message. # # import traceback import sys from eccodes import * INPUT = '../../data/bufr/synop_multi_subset.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 bufr = codes_bufr_new_from_file(f) if bufr 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(bufr, 'unpack', 1) # find out the number of subsets key = 'numberOfSubsets' numberOfSubsets = codes_get(bufr, 'numberOfSubsets') print ' %s: %d' % (key, numberOfSubsets) # loop over the subsets for i in range(1, numberOfSubsets + 1): # read and print some data values key = '/subsetNumber=%d/blockNumber' % i print key val = codes_get_long(bufr, key) print ' %s= %d' % (key, val) key = '/subsetNumber=%d/stationNumber' % i val = codes_get_long(bufr, key) print ' %s: %d' % (key, val) cnt += 1 # delete handle codes_release(bufr) # close the file f.close() def main(): try: example() except CodesInternalError as err: if VERBOSE: traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr) else: sys.stderr.write(err.msg + '\n') return 1 if __name__ == "__main__": sys.exit(main())