recipeMeta()

The recipeMeta function is used to retrieve meta data from a recipe file.
Currently returns: MIPAR version, calibration factor, units, date and time last modified, layers, layer colors and measurements.

Arguments

Args:
recipePath: file path to recipe as raw string

Returns:
recOutput: dictionary variable that contains the metadata of the recipe

Syntax

X = mipar.recipeMeta(recipePath)

Examples

recipePath = r'C:\Users\PaulS\Documents\Python\Test_Folder\Training.rcp'
recipeMetadata = mipar.recipeMeta(recipePath)

lastModified = recipeMetadata.get('last_modified') #date last modified
MIPARVersion = recipeMetadata.get('version')       #MIPAR version
calibration =  recipeMetadata.get('cal')           #calibration
units =  recipeMetadata.get('units')               #units
layers = recipeMetadata.get('layers')              #layers
colors = recipeMetadata.get('colors')              #colors that correspond to the layers in order
measurements =  recipeMetadata.get('meas)          #measurements