dctools.utilities.xarray_utils.get_time_info

dctools.utilities.xarray_utils.get_time_info(ds)

Analyze the main time axis of an xarray Dataset.

Parameters:

ds (xr.Dataset) – Input dataset to analyze.

Returns:

A dictionary containing: - start: the earliest timestamp (pandas.Timestamp or string from attributes) - end: the latest timestamp - duration: the time range duration (if computable) - calendar: the calendar used (if specified)

Return type:

dict