Merge pull request SchrodingersGat#177 from SchrodingersGat/user-desc…

…ription-field Allow user to specify description field if desired
INTI-CMNB · Nov 9, 2022 · ac29a12 · ac29a12
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diff --git a/kibom/component.py b/kibom/component.py
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ def getSheetpathNames(self):
         return self.element.get("sheetpath", "names")
 
     def getDescription(self):
+        """Extract the 'description' field for this component"""
+
+        # Give priority to a user "description" field
+        ret = self.element.get("field", "name", "description")
+        if ret:
+            return ret
+
         try:
             ret = self.element.get("libsource", "description")
         except: