def one_item_multi_values():
"""Sample for a command that answers with one item (e.g. axis) and a different number of values."""
with GCSDevice() as pidevice:
answer = pidevice.ReadGCSCommand('FOO? 1 2 3')
# This will return:
# 1 = 1.23 4 7 8
# 2 = 2.00 5 9
# 3 = 3.45 6
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer, items=None, itemconv=int, valueconv=(float, int))
def one_item_one_value():
"""Sample for a command that answers with one item (e.g. axis) and one value."""
with GCSDevice() as pidevice:
answer = pidevice.ReadGCSCommand('FOO? 1 2 3')
# This will return:
# 1 = 1.23
# 2 = 2.00
# 3 = 3.45
# There is a helper function to get a dict of this answer.
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer, items=None)
# Answer: {'1': '1.23', '2': '2.00', '3': '3.45'}
# Remember, all keys and values are strings because the function
# does not now how to convert.
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer, items=None, itemconv=int)
# Answer: {1: '1.23', 2: '2.00', 3: '3.45'}
# Now the keys are int.
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer,
items=None,
itemconv=int,
valueconv=(float, ))
# Answer: {1: 1.23, 2: 2.0, 3: 3.45}
# Now the keys are int and the values are float.
# Remember the 'valueconv' argument must be a list or a tuple!
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer,
items=None,
itemconv=int,
valueconv=(True, ))
def one_item_two_values():
"""Sample for a command that answers with one item (e.g. axis) and two values."""
with GCSDevice() as pidevice:
answer = pidevice.ReadGCSCommand('FOO? 1 2 3')
# This will return:
# 1 = 1.23 4
# 2 = 2.00 5
# 3 = 3.45 6
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer, items=None)
# Answer: {'1': ['1.23', '4'], '2': ['2.00', '5'], '3': ['3.45', '6']}
# Remember, all keys and values are strings because the function
# does not now how to convert.
gcscommands.getdict_oneitem(answer, items=None, itemconv=int, valueconv=(float, int))
