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lass table(__builtin__.object) | table object | | Methods defined here: | | __init__(...) | x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature | | __str__(...) | x.__str__() <==> str(x) | | addcols(...) | !!!REQUIRES COLUMN DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED!!! add one or more columns | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | desc: Description of one or more columns | dminfo: Optional description data manager to use | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | desc | dminfo | ---------------------------------------- | | addreadmeline(...) | add a readme line to the info record | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | value: readme line | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | value | ---------------------------------------- | | addrows(...) | add a specified number of rows | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | nrow: Number of rows to add 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | nrow = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | browse(...) | browse a table using a graphical browser | ---------------------------------------- | | calc(...) | !!!NOT IMPLEMENTED!!! Calculate an expression on a table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | expr: Expression string | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | expr | ---------------------------------------- | | clearlocks(...) | Clears any table lock associated with the current process | ---------------------------------------- | | close(...) | close the table tool | ---------------------------------------- | | colarraytype(...) | return the column array type | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | coldatatype(...) | return the column data type | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | colfieldnames(...) | get the names of fields in a keyword in a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: column name | keyword: keyword name | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | colkeywordnames(...) | get the names of all keywords in a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: column name | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | colnames(...) | return the names of the columns | ---------------------------------------- | | copy(...) | copy a table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | newtablename: Name of newtable on disk | deep: Make a deep copy of a reference table? false | valuecopy: Make a deep copy of any table? false | dminfo: Data manager info for new table | endian: Endian format of new table aipsrc | memorytable: Hold new table in memory? false | returnobject: Return a tool object for the new table false | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | newtablename | deep = false | valuecopy = false | dminfo | endian = aipsrc | memorytable = false | returnobject = false | ---------------------------------------- | | copyrows(...) | copy rows from this table to another | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | outtable: table object of output table | startrowin: First row to take from input table 0 | startrowout: First row to write in output table, -1 (=end) -1 | nrow: Nr of rows to copy, -1 (=all) -1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | outtable | startrowin = 0 | startrowout = -1 | nrow = -1 | ---------------------------------------- | | datachanged(...) | has data changed in table? | ---------------------------------------- | | done(...) | end the table tool | ---------------------------------------- | | endianformat(...) | get the endian format used for this table | ---------------------------------------- | | fieldnames(...) | get the names of fields in a table keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword: keyword name | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | flush(...) | flush the current contents to disk | ---------------------------------------- | | fromASDM(...) | Create an CASA table from an ASDM table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename: Name of table to be created | xmlfile: Name of the XML file to be read | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename | xmlfile | ---------------------------------------- | | fromascii(...) | Create a casa table from a file containing data in ASCII format | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename: Name of table to be created | asciifile: Name of ASCII file to be read | headerfile: Name of an optional file defining the format | autoheader: Determine header information automatically false | autoshape: Shape to be used if autoheader=True -1 | sep: Value separator | commentmarker: Regex indicating comment line | firstline: First line to use 0 | lastline: Last line to use -1 | nomodify: Open Read-only? true | columnnames: Column Names | datatypes: Data types | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename | asciifile | headerfile | autoheader = false | autoshape = [ -1 ] | sep = | commentmarker | firstline = 0 | lastline = -1 | nomodify = true | columnnames = [ ] | datatypes = [ ] | ---------------------------------------- | | fromfits(...) | Create a casa table from a binary FITS file | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename: Name of table to be created | fitsfile: Name of FITS file to be read | whichhdu: Which HDU to read (0-relative to primary HDU i.e. 1 is the smallest valid value) 1 | storage: Storage manager to use (standard or incremental or memory) standard standard incremental memory | convention: Convention to use (sdfits or none) none | nomodify: Open Read-only? true | ack: Acknowledge creations, etc true | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename | fitsfile | whichhdu = 1 | storage = standard | convention = none | nomodify = true | ack = true | ---------------------------------------- | | getcell(...) | get a specific cell | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | rownr: Row number, starting at 0 0 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | rownr = 0 | ---------------------------------------- | | getcellslice(...) | get a slice from a specific cell | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | rownr: Row number, starting at 0 | blc: Bottom left corner (e.g. [0,0,0] is start of 3D array) | trc: Top right corner | incr: Stride (defaults to 1 for all axes) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | rownr | blc | trc | incr = [ 1 ] | ---------------------------------------- | | getcol(...) | get a specific column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | startrow: First row to read (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to read (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to read (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | getcoldesc(...) | get the description of a specific column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | getcolkeyword(...) | get value of specific column keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword: string or int | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | getcolkeywords(...) | get values of all keywords for a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | getcolshapestring(...) | get shape of arrays in a specific column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | startrow: First row to read (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to read (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to read (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | getcolslice(...) | array | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | blc: Bottom left corner (e.g. [0,0,0] is start of 3D array) | trc: Top right corner | incr: Stride (defaults to 1 for all axes) | startrow: First row to read (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to read (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to read (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | blc | trc | incr | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | getdesc(...) | get the table description | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | actual: actual table description? true | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | actual = true | ---------------------------------------- | | getdminfo(...) | get the info about data managers | ---------------------------------------- | | getkeyword(...) | get value of specific table keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword: string or int | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | getkeywords(...) | get values of all table keywords | ---------------------------------------- | | getvarcol(...) | get a specific column (for variable arrays) | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | startrow: First row to read (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to read (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to read (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | haslock(...) | has this process a lock on the table? | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | write: Has it a write lock? (F=read lock) true | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | write = true | ---------------------------------------- | | iscelldefined(...) | test if a specific cell contains a value | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | rownr: Row number, starting at 0 0 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | rownr = 0 | ---------------------------------------- | | ismultiused(...) | is the table in use in another process? | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | checksubtables: check if subtables are multiused?) false | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | checksubtables = false | ---------------------------------------- | | isscalarcol(...) | is the specified column scalar? | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | isvarcol(...) | tell if column contains variable shaped arrays | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | ---------------------------------------- | | iswritable(...) | is the table writable? | ---------------------------------------- | | keywordnames(...) | get the names of all table keywords | ---------------------------------------- | | lock(...) | acquire a lock on the table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | write: Write lock? (F=read lock) true | nattempts: Nr of attempts 0 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | write = true | nattempts = 0 | ---------------------------------------- | | lockoptions(...) | get the lock options used for this table | ---------------------------------------- | | name(...) | return name of table on disk | ---------------------------------------- | | ncols(...) | return number of columns | ---------------------------------------- | | nrows(...) | return number of rows | ---------------------------------------- | | ok(...) | Is the table tool ok? | ---------------------------------------- | | open(...) | open an existing table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename: | lockoptions: locking to be used default | nomodify: true | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | tablename | lockoptions | nomodify = true | ---------------------------------------- | | putcell(...) | put a specific cell | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | rownr: Row number(s) (0-relative) | thevalue: Value | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | rownr | thevalue | ---------------------------------------- | | putcellslice(...) | put a slice into a specific cell | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | rownr: Row number, starting at 0 | value: Value | blc: Bottom left corner (e.g. [0,0,0] is start of 3D array) | trc: Top right corner | incr: Stride (defaults to 1 for all axes) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | rownr | value | blc | trc | incr = [ 1 ] | ---------------------------------------- | | putcol(...) | put a specific column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | value: Array | startrow: First row to put (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to put (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to put (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | value | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | putcolkeyword(...) | put a specific keyword for a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword,string or int | value: Value of keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | keyword | value | ---------------------------------------- | | putcolkeywords(...) | put multiple keywords for a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | value: Record of keyword=value pairs | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | value | ---------------------------------------- | | putcolslice(...) | put a slice into a specific column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | value: Array | blc: Bottom left corner (e.g. [0,0,0] is start of 3D array) | trc: Top right corner | incr: Stride (defaults to 1 for all axes) 1 | startrow: First row to put (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to put (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to put (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | value | blc | trc | incr = [ 1 ] | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | putinfo(...) | set the info record | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | value: Info record | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | value | ---------------------------------------- | | putkeyword(...) | put a specific table keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword: string or int | value: Value of keyword | makesubrecord: Create intermediate records false | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword | value | makesubrecord = false | ---------------------------------------- | | putkeywords(...) | !!!BROKEN!!! put multiple table keywords | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | value: Record of keyword=value pairs | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | value | ---------------------------------------- | | putvarcol(...) | put a specific column (for variable arrays) | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | value: Record with values | startrow: First row to put (default 0) 0 | nrow: Number of rows to put (default -1 means till the end) -1 | rowincr: Increment in rows to put (default 1) 1 | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | value | startrow = 0 | nrow = -1 | rowincr = 1 | ---------------------------------------- | | query(...) | !!!PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION!!! Make a table from a query | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | query: Query string String | name: Name of resulting reference table | sortlist: Sort string (one or more expressions separated by commas) | columns: List of column names separated by commas | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | query = String | name | sortlist | columns | ---------------------------------------- | | queryC(...) | Alternative table query function | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | query: the query expression | resultTable: Name of the results table | sortlist: Sort list of the results table | columns: Columns to return in the sort table, leave blank for all | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | query | resultTable | sortlist | columns | ---------------------------------------- | | removecolkeyword(...) | remove a specific keyword for a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword: string or int | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | removecols(...) | remove one or more columns | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnames: names of columns to be removed | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnames | ---------------------------------------- | | removekeyword(...) | remove a specific table keyword | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword: Name or seqnr of keyword: string or int | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | keyword | ---------------------------------------- | | removerows(...) | remove the specified rows | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | rownrs: Row numbers to remove | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | rownrs | ---------------------------------------- | | renamecol(...) | rename a column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | oldname: name of column to be renamed | newname: new name of column | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | oldname | newname | ---------------------------------------- | | resync(...) | resync the table tool with table file | ---------------------------------------- | | rownumbers(...) | !!!INPUT PARAMETERS IGNORED!!! return the row numbers in the (reference) table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | tab: Table to which the row numbers refer | nbytes: Maximum cache size in bytes | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | tab | nbytes | ---------------------------------------- | | selectrows(...) | Make a table from a selection of rows | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | rownrs: 0-based Row Numbers | name: Name of resulting table | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | rownrs | name | ---------------------------------------- | | setmaxcachesize(...) | set maximum cache size for column in the table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname: Name of column | nbytes: Maximum cache size in bytes | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | columnname | nbytes | ---------------------------------------- | | statistics(...) | Get statistics on the selected table column | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | column: Column name | complex_value: Which derived value to use for complex columns (amp, amplitude, phase, imag, real, imaginary) | useflags: Use the data flags true | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | column | complex_value | useflags = true | ---------------------------------------- | | summary(...) | summarize the contents of the table | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | recurse: Summarize subtables recursively false | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | recurse = false | ---------------------------------------- | | toasciifmt(...) | Write casa table into an ASCII format | --- --- --- --- --- --- Parameters --- --- --- --- --- --- | asciifile: Name of ASCII file to be written | headerfile: Name of an optional file defining the format | columns: Names of columns to be written, default is all | sep: Value separator, default is one blank | --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- | asciifile | headerfile | columns = [ ] | sep | ---------------------------------------- | | unlock(...) | unlock and flush the table | ---------------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Data and other attributes defined here: | | __new__ = <built-in method __new__ of type object at 0x2b99606254c0> | T.__new__(S, ...) -> a new object with type S, a subtype of T
