read

read(path)

Reads a data file specified by path.

Parameters

path (str) – file path

Return type

Metview data object (see below)

The resulting object type depends on the file format that is being read:

Input format	Object
GRIB	Fieldset
Geopoints	Geopoints
BUFR	Bufr
NetCDF	NetCDF
ODB	Odb
text	list (one item per line)
other	object of the corresponding type

Gallery examples using metview.read

Most/all of the Gallery examples demonstrate the use of this function.