cf.CellMeasure.asdatetime

CellMeasure.asdatetime(i=False)[source]

Convert the internal representation of data array elements to date-time objects.

Only applicable to cell measures with reference time units.

If the calendar has not been set then the CF default calendar will be used and the units will be updated accordingly.

See also

asreftime

Examples 1: 
>>> g = f.asdatetime()
Parameters:
i: bool, optional

If True then update the cell measure in place. By default a new cell measure is created. In either case, a cell measure is returned.
Returns:

out: cf.CellMeasure
Examples 2: 
>>> t.asreftime().dtype
dtype('float64')
>>> t.asdatetime().dtype
dtype('O')