BaseParam

class pyvo.io.vosi.vodataservice.BaseParam(config=None, pos=None, _name='', **kwargs)[source]

Bases: Element

BaseParam element as described in http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VODataService/v1.1

a description of a parameter that places no restriction on the parameter’s data type. As the parameter’s data type is usually important, schemas normally employ a sub-class of this type (e.g. Param), rather than this type directly.

Attributes Summary

description

a free-text description of the element's contents

name

the name of the element

ucd

the name of a unified content descriptor that describes the scientific content of the element.

unit

the unit associated with all values in the element

utype

an identifier for a concept in a data model that the data in this element represent.

Attributes Documentation

description

a free-text description of the element’s contents

name

the name of the element

ucd

the name of a unified content descriptor that describes the scientific content of the element.

There are no requirements for compliance with any particular UCD standard. The format of the UCD can be used to distinguish between UCD1, UCD1+, and SIA-UCD. See http://www.ivoa.net/Documents/latest/UCDlist.html for the latest IVOA standard set.

unit

the unit associated with all values in the element

utype

an identifier for a concept in a data model that the data in this element represent.

The format defined in the VOTable standard is highly recommended.