filternum

pydl.photoop.sdssio.filternum(filt='foo')[source]

Return index number for SDSS filters either from a number or name.

Parameters:
filt : str

The filter name.

Returns:
:class:`int`

The corresponding filter number

Raises:
:exc:`KeyError`

If filt is not a valid filter name.

Examples

>>> filternum('g')
1