update_leap_seconds#
- astropy.time.update_leap_seconds(files=None)[source]#
If the current ERFA leap second table is out of date, try to update it.
Uses
astropy.utils.iers.LeapSeconds.auto_opento try to find an up-to-date table. See that routine for the definition of “out of date”.In order to make it safe to call this any time, all exceptions are turned into warnings,
- Parameters:
- files
listof path-like object, optional List of files/URLs to attempt to open. By default, uses defined by
astropy.utils.iers.LeapSeconds.auto_open, which includes the table used by ERFA itself, so if that is up to date, nothing will happen.
- files
- Returns:
- n_update
int Number of items updated.
- n_update