check_ucd¶
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astropy.io.votable.ucd.
check_ucd
(ucd, check_controlled_vocabulary=False, has_colon=False)[source] [edit on github]¶ Returns False if ucd is not a valid unified content descriptor.
Parameters: - ucd : str
The UCD string
- check_controlled_vocabulary : bool, optional
If
True
, then each word in the UCD will be verified against the UCD1+ controlled vocabulary, (as required by the VOTable specification version 1.2), otherwise not.- has_colon : bool, optional
If
True
, the UCD may contain a colon (as defined in earlier versions of the standard).
Returns: - valid : bool