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[python #IVE-202416]: about GEMPAK color table files

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  • Subject: [python #IVE-202416]: about GEMPAK color table files
  • Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:34:17 -0600
Greetings!

Many of the original GEMPAK lookup tables for colormapping can be found here:

  https://github.com/Unidata/gempak/tree/master/gempak/tables/luts

What error are you getting when you try to use `convert_gempak_table` with a 
file exported from the IDV?

Ryan

> Hi  there,
> There are few color tables coming from GEMPAK, it seems, that I used in the
> past in IDV by adding the GEMPAK color tables with the plugin manager
> Now I would like to use some of them in python using MetPy
> convert_gempak_table
> I did not find any equivalent in the ctables,
> I tried to export the files as GEMPAK color table files in IDV and then
> import them in my python code
> But it does not seem to work,
> My guess is that I would need the original GEMPAK color table files,
> Any suggestions? Where could I find these GEMPAK color tables that I can
> import in my code with convert_gempak_table?


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IVE-202416
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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