Parameter

class metpy.units.Parameter(name, kind, *, default, annotation)

Represents a parameter in a function signature.

Has the following public attributes:

• namestr

  The name of the parameter as a string.

• defaultobject

  The default value for the parameter if specified. If the parameter has no default value, this attribute is set to Parameter.empty.

• annotation

  The annotation for the parameter if specified. If the parameter has no annotation, this attribute is set to Parameter.empty.

• kindstr

  Describes how argument values are bound to the parameter. Possible values: Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY, Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, Parameter.VAR_POSITIONAL, Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY, Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD.

Attributes Summary

KEYWORD_ONLY
POSITIONAL_ONLY
POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD
VAR_KEYWORD
VAR_POSITIONAL
annotation
default
kind
name

Methods Summary

__init__(name, kind, *, default, annotation)	Initialize self.
replace(*[, name, kind, annotation, default])	Creates a customized copy of the Parameter.

Attributes Documentation

KEYWORD_ONLY = 3

POSITIONAL_ONLY = 0

POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD = 1

VAR_KEYWORD = 4

VAR_POSITIONAL = 2

annotation

default

kind

name

Methods Documentation

__init__(name, kind, *, default, annotation)

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

replace(*, name=<class 'inspect._void'>, kind=<class 'inspect._void'>, annotation=<class 'inspect._void'>, default=<class 'inspect._void'>)

Creates a customized copy of the Parameter.

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