[LDM #QZC-966326]: LMD bzip2 nexrad

Paul,

Glad you got it sorted out. If you have questions about the MetPy code, feel 
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Ryan

> Ryan
> 
> Thank you, problem solved.
> 
> I went through the python code and saw that the frames was “declared” byte 
> array() and I had it as a list or something like that.
> 
> I am relatively new to python and I suspected something like that but wasn’t 
> sure… it all works now and looking at using your code.
> 
> P
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jun 16, 2017, at 12:44 AM, Unidata Python Support <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > You need to skip 12 bytes before every message header to account for the 
> > legacy "CTM Header"; this information is hidden in section 7.6 of this 
> > document:
> >
> > https://www.roc.noaa.gov/wsr88d/PublicDocs/ICDs/2620010E.pdf
> >
> > In general though, I'd recommend looking at the NEXRAD Level 2 
> > implementation in the MetPy package:
> >
> > https://github.com/Unidata/MetPy/blob/master/metpy/io/nexrad.py
> >
> > MetPy's NEXRAD level 2 (and level 3) support exhaustively covers the entire 
> > gamut of various message types. I'd be happy to help you install and use 
> > MetPy if that's of interest.
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am trying to write a decode for the nexrad2 level 2 with the new LDM 
> >> BZIP2 format.
> >> Attached is the python code to decompress the file and it seems to be 
> >> working - according
> >> to the byte counting.  However, the contents seem incorrect...that is the 
> >> first 16 bytes
> >> after the 24 byte header is strange as if the decompressed output is not 
> >> of the type byte
> >> or I have to do something to it to make it correct.  I have seen the 
> >> output of my decode
> >> for good (old) and bad (new) decodes.  I expected to see a 16 byte header 
> >> with msg size and
> >> msg type information and I get something in non-interpretable format (at 
> >> least to me).
> >>
> >> Your advice is appreciated.
> >
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QZC-966326
Department: Support Python
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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