:mod:`cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr`
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.. py:module:: cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Created on Thu Apr 11 13:45:38 2019

   Module to handle C3S Climate Data Store Common Data Model (CMD) tables within
   the cdm tool.

   @author: iregon



Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr.load_tables
   cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr.from_glamod



Attributes
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.. autoapisummary::

   cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr.module_path
   cdm.lib.tables.tables_hdlr.table_path


.. data:: module_path
   

   

.. data:: table_path
   

   

.. function:: load_tables(log_level='DEBUG')

   NEEDS DOCUMENTING

   :param log_level:

   :returns: * *logger.error*
             * *tables*


.. function:: from_glamod(table_filename, gitlinkroot=None, element_col=1, type_col=2, field_separator='\t', skip_lines=3)

   Get tables from GLAMOD Git repo and format to nested dictionary with: ``{cdm_name: {'data_type':value}}``

   :param table_filename:
   :type table_filename: table filename in repo directory
   :param gitlinkroot:
   :type gitlinkroot: url to directory where tables are stored
   :param element_col:
   :type element_col: column with element names (first is 1)
   :param type_col:
   :type type_col: column with element data typs (first is 1)
   :param field_separator:
   :type field_separator: tab as default
   :param skip_lines:
   :type skip_lines: numbers of lines to skip

   :returns:
   :rtype: NEEDS DOCUMENTING