If Column Exists

has_field(tableName, varName)

Returns True if the specified column (field) exists in the table Returns False if either table or variable does not exist (also see Dataset Columns).

Parameters:

tableName: string

The name of table associated with the dataset. A full list of table names can be found in the Data Catalog.

varName: string or list of string

Variable short name. A full list of variable short names can be found in the Data Catalog.

Returns:

Boolean

Example

#!pip install pycmap -q     #uncomment to install pycmap, if necessary

import pycmap

api = pycmap.API(token='<YOUR_API_KEY>')
api.has_field('tblAltimetry_REP', 'sla')