1.3.2.0 msmetadata.scansforintent

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msmetadata.scansforintent - Function

1.3.2 Get an array of the unique scan numbers associated with the specified intent, observation ID, and arrayID.

Description

Get an array of the unique scan numbers associated with the specified intent, observation ID, and arrayID. The ”*” character matches any number of characters from all character classes.

Arguments


Inputs
intent	Intent (case-sensitive) for which to return the scan numbers.
	allowed:	string
	Default:
obsid	Observation ID. A negative value indicates all observation IDs should be used.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	-1
arrayid	Array ID. A negative value indicates all array IDs should be used.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	-1

Returns
intArray

Example

    msmd.open("my.ms")
    # get the scan numbers associated with intent "detect planet X" (all obsids, all arrayids)
    scan_numbers = msmd.scansforintent("detect planet X", regex=False)
    # got all the scan numbers associated with all intents which contain ’WVR’ (all obsids, all arrayids)
    scan_numbers = msmd.scansforintent("*WVR*")
    msmd.done()

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