AttributeError: 'function' object has no attribute 'get_max_dbz'

[lkugler]

Hi,
I get the above Error for 'get_max_dbz' or 'get_ctt' (ctt module).
Is this a known bug?
Version 1.0.5

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "dbz-test.py", line 8, in <module>
    a = dbz.get_max_dbz(ds)

Minimal working example

from netCDF4 import Dataset
from wrf import dbz, to_np, latlon_coords,get_basemap

ds = Dataset('wrfout_d02_2017-07-10_12:00:00')
print ds

a = dbz.get_max_dbz(ds)

lats, lons = latlon_coords(a)
bm = get_basemap(a)
x, y = bm(to_np(lons), to_np(lats))
bm.contourf(x, y, to_np(a))

[bladwig1]

You want to use the 'getvar' function to extract/compute the diagnostic variable that you want. You should never directly call the 'get_max_dbz' function directly, as this is for internal use only.

from wrf import getvar
max_dbz = getvar(ncfile, "mdbz")

The basic usage documentation is here:

http://wrf-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/basic_usage.html#computing-diagnostic-variables

The documentation for getvar is here:

http://wrf-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_api/generated/wrf.getvar.html#wrf.getvar

Also, there's a google group that you can subscribe to for general usage questions, which can be found here:

http://wrf-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support.html#google-group

Hope this helps,

Bill