Ignore COMMENT cards when writing out FITS header

spacetelescope · Feb 19, 2016 · 2b1ecee · 2b1ecee
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diff --git a/stginga/plugins/SaveImage.py b/stginga/plugins/SaveImage.py
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ def _write_header(self, image, hdu):
         ghdr = image.metadata['header']
 
         for key in ghdr:
+            # Need this to avoid duplication because COMMENT is a weird field
+            if key.upper() == 'COMMENT':
+                continue
+
             bnch = ghdr.get_card(key)
 
             # Insert new keyword