check_exptime

jwst.combine_1d.combine1d.check_exptime(exptime_key)[source]

Check exptime_key for validity.

This function checks exptime_key. If it is valid, the corresponding value used by the metadata interface will be returned. This will be either “integration_time” or “exposure_time”. If it is invalid, “unit weight” will be returned (meaning that a weight of 1 will be used when averaging spectra), and a warning will be logged.

Parameters:
exptime_keystr

A keyword or string indicating what value (integration time or exposure time) should be used as a weight when combing spectra.

Returns:
exptime_keystr

The value will be either “integration_time”, “exposure_time”, or “unit_weight”.