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When calling Macro functions from Python, variables passed as input to or output from those functions undergo a conversion as described in this table:
| Macro | Python | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| number | number | |
| string | string | |
| list | list | Can also pass a tuple to Macro, and it will be converted to a Macro list |
| fieldset | Fieldset | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| geopoints | Geopoints | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| observations | Bufr | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| netcdf | NetCDF | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| odb | Odb | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| table | Table | Lightweight wrapper class in Meview-Python |
| vector | numPy array | |
| date | datetime | Can also pass a date or a datetime64 to Macro |
| definition | dictionary | |
| nil | None |
Icon functions
Macro functions which correspond to icons, such as retrieve(), which corresponds to the Mars Retrieval icon, can take their arguments in a number of ways:
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