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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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# task_imhead.py
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# <author>
# Shannon Jaeger (University of Calgary)
# </author>
#
# <summary>
# CASA task for reading/writing/listing the CASA Image header
# contents
# </summary>
#
# <reviewed reviwer="" date="" tests="" demos="">
# </reviewed
#
# <etymology>
# imhead stands for image header
# </etymology>
#
# <synopsis>
# task_imhead.py is a Python script providing an easy to use task
# for adding, removing, listing and updating the contents of a CASA
# image. This task is very useful for fixing mistakes made in the
# importing of FITS files into CASA images, as well as seeing what
# checking the header to see what type of data is in the image file.
#
# NOTE: This task does not edit FITS files, but FITS files may
# be created with exportuvfits task
#
# </synopsis>
#
# <example>
# <srcblock>
## The following code lists the keyword/value pairs found in
## the header of the CASA image file ngc133.clean.image. The information
## is stored in Python variable hdr_info in a Python dictionary.
## The information is also listed in the CASA logger. The observation
## date is #printed out from the hdr_info variable.
# hdr_info = imhead( 'ngc4826.clean.image', 'list' )
##print "Observation Date: ", hdr_info['date-obs']
#
## The following exmple displays the CASA images history in the CASA logger.
# imhead( 'ngc4826.clean.image', 'history' )
#
## The following example adds a new, user-defined keyword to the
## CASA image ngc4826.clean.image
# imhead( 'ngc4826.clean.image', 'add', 'observer 1', 'Joe Smith' )
# imhead( 'ngc4826.clean.image', 'add', 'observer 2', 'Daniel Boulanger' )
#
## The following example changes the name of the observer keyword,
## OBSERVE, to ALMA
# imhead( 'ngc4826.clean.image', 'put', 'telescope', 'ALMA' )
# </srblock>
# </example>
#
# <motivation>
# To provide headering modification and reading tools to the CASA users.
# </motivation>
#
# <todo>
# </todo>
from __future__ import absolute_import
import numpy
import sys