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[python #HSE-220221]: read_colortable

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  • Subject: [python #HSE-220221]: read_colortable
  • Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:52:47 -0600
Greetings!

The format is somewhat described in the docs here:

  
https://unidata.github.io/MetPy/latest/api/generated/metpy.plots.ctables.read_colortable.html

You can also find some example files here: 

  https://github.com/Unidata/MetPy/tree/main/src/metpy/plots/colortable_files

You're talking, more or less, about a single color per line. It's really 
simple, but more importantly, it doesn't expose everything you might want in 
terms of replicating some colormapping in Matplotlib. You might also find this 
part of the Matplotlib documentation useful (since that's all MetPy is 
wrapping):

  https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/color/custom_cmap.html

Hope this helps!

Ryan

> hi folks,
> I'm trying to import a color table from AWIPS to use in some python code.
> I noticed you have a 'read_colortable' function in MetPy.
> Can you send me an example of how to use this?  A sample input file would
> also be very helpful.
> thank you!!


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HSE-220221
Department: Support Python
Priority: Low
Status: Closed
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