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# Task to print a summary of the content of an SDM dataset
#
# v1.0: 2012.02.13, M. Caillat
#
import os
from casatools import sdm
from casatasks import casalog
def asdmsummary(asdm=None):
"""Prints a description of the content of an SDM dataset to the CASA logger.
Keyword argument:
asdm -- Name of the input SDM directory.
"""
casalog.origin('asdmsummary')
dataset = sdm(asdm)
summary = dataset.summarystr( )
if len(summary) == 1:
casalog.post('error generating summary: ' + summary[0], 'SEVERE')
else:
casalog.post(summary)