Re: [Matplotlib-users] function to create netcdf file

[John <was...@gm...>]

It's actually just a nice part of the python language, setattr(a,
> 'foo', 'bar') is the same code as a.foo = bar.  When working with
> NetCDF, the only time I've needed to use setarr (or getattr) is when
> the name of the attribute I want isn't a valid python identifier (like
> if an attribute has a - in it, e.g. 'unit-type').
>
>
Slick! Another great reason for python. Thanks for the rapid response.