1.3.2.0 msmetadata.statesforscans

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msmetadata.statesforscans - Function

1.3.2 Get a dictionary which maps scan numbers to state IDs for the specified array and observation IDs.

Description

Get a dictionary which maps scan numbers to state IDs for the specified array and observation IDs. The returned dictionary will have scan numbers, as strings, as keys.

Arguments


Inputs
obsid	Observation ID, must be nonnegative.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	0
arrayid	Array ID, must be nonnegative.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	0

Returns
record

Example

    msmd.open("my.ms")
    # get the map of scan numbers to state IDs for arrayID=1, obsID=2
    scans_to_states = msmd.statesforscans(obsID=2, arrayID=1)
    states_for_scan_5 = scans_to_states[str(5)]
    msmd.done()

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