io¶
MetPy’s IO module contains classes for reading files. These classes are written
to take both file names (for local files) or file-like objects; this allows reading files
that are already in memory (using io.StringIO
) or remote files
(using urlopen()
).
Functions
is_precip_mode (vcp_num) |
Determine if the NEXRAD radar is operating in precipitation mode. |
Classes
GiniFile (filename) |
A class that handles reading the GINI format satellite images from the NWS. |
Level2File (filename) |
Handle reading the NEXRAD Level 2 data and its various messages. |
Level3File (filename) |
Handle reading the wide array of NEXRAD Level 3 (NIDS) product files. |