cf.D¶

cf.D(duration=1, year=None, month=1, day=1, hour=0, minute=0, second=0)[source]¶

Return a time duration of days in a cf.TimeDuration object.

cf.D() is equivalent to cf.TimeDuration(1, 'day').

See also

New in version 1.0.

Parameters:	duration: number, optional The number of days in the time duration. Must be non-negative. year, month, day, hour, minute, second: `int`, optional The default date-time elements for defining the start and end of a time interval based on this time duration. See `cf.TimeDuration` and `cf.TimeDuration.interval` for details. Example: `cf.D(hour=12)` is equivalent to `cf.TimeDuration(1, 'day', hour=12)`.
Returns:	out: `cf.TimeDuration` The new `cf.TimeDuration` object.
Examples:

>>> cf.D()
<CF TimeDuration: 1 day (from Y-MM-DD 00:00:00)>

>>> cf.D(5, hour=12)       
<CF TimeDuration: 5 days (from Y-MM-DD 12:00:00)>

>>> cf.D(48.5, minute=30)
<CF TimeDuration: 48.5 days (from Y-MM-DD 00:30:00)>

>>> cf.D(0.25, hour=6, minute=30, second=20)
<CF TimeDuration: 0.25 days (from Y-MM-DD 06:30:20)>

>>> cf.D(0)
<CF TimeDuration: 0 days (from Y-MM-DD 00:00:00)>