pygmt.clib.Session.inquire_virtualfile
- Session.inquire_virtualfile(vfname)[source]
Get the family of a virtual file.
- Parameters:
vfname (
str
) – Name of the virtual file to inquire.- Return type:
- Returns:
family – The integer value for the family of the virtual file.
Examples
>>> from pygmt.clib import Session >>> with Session() as lib: ... with lib.virtualfile_out(kind="dataset") as vfile: ... family = lib.inquire_virtualfile(vfile) ... assert family == lib["GMT_IS_DATASET"]