lasp / lasp/cdflib

CDFepoch.to_datetime() hard-codes the use of microsecond precision in datetime64

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Description

CDFepoch.to_datetime() hard-codes the use of microseconds as the precision of the returned datetime64 array. It should be possible to override this default setting somehow.

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Start at the CDFepoch.to_datetime() entry point and inspect how the returned datetime64 array is constructed with microsecond precision. Determine how an override should be exposed while preserving the current default, then verify that the resulting array uses the requested precision.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Newbie friendliness
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