coerce_range_list_param#
- astropy.io.votable.util.coerce_range_list_param(p, frames=None, numeric=True)[source]#
Coerces and/or verifies the object p into a valid range-list-format parameter.
As defined in Section 8.7.2 of Simple Spectral Access Protocol.
- Parameters:
- p
stror sequence May be a string as passed verbatim to the service expecting a range-list, or a sequence. If a sequence, each item must be either:
a numeric value
a named value, such as, for example, ‘J’ for named spectrum (if the numeric kwarg is False)
a 2-tuple indicating a range
the last item my be a string indicating the frame of reference
- framessequence of
str, optional A sequence of acceptable frame of reference keywords. If not provided, the default set in
set_reference_frameswill be used.- numericbool, optional
TODO
- p
- Returns:
- parts
tuple - The result is a tuple:
a string suitable for passing to a service as a range-list argument
an integer counting the number of elements
- parts