valid_date

valid_date(base=None, step=[], step_units=datetime.timedelta(hours=1))

New in metview-python version 1.8.0.

Adds a list of steps specified in step_units to the base date.

Parameters

  • base (datetime.datetime) – the base date

  • step (list of numbers or str) – the steps to be added to base

  • step_units (datetime.timedelta) – the units of the values in step

Return type

list of datetime.datetime objects

valid_date(fs)

Returns the valid dates (including the time components) for each field in fs.

Parameters

fs (Fieldset) – input fieldset

Return type

datetime.datetime or list of datetime.datetime objects

If fs has only one field, a date is returned; otherwise a list of dates are returned.