dbdicom.Record.empty

Record.empty() → bool

Check if the record has data.

Returns:

False if the record has data, True if not

Return type:

bool

See also

print() path()

Example

Check if a database on disk is empty:

>>> database = db.database('path\to\database')
>>> print(database.empty)
False

Create a new database from scratch and verify that it is empty:

>>> database = db.database()
>>> print(database.empty())
True

Creating a new series in the database, and verify that it is no longer empty:

>>> series = database.new_series()
>>> print(database.empty())
False

Verify that the new series is empty:

>>> print(series.empty())
True

Populate the series with a numpy array and verify that it is now no longer empty:

>>> zeros = np.zeros((3, 2, 128, 128))
>>> series.set_ndarray(zeros)
>>> print(series.empty())
False