obspy.core.inventory.channel.Channel.is_active¶

Channel.is_active(time=None, starttime=None, endtime=None)¶

Checks if the item was active at some given point in time (time) and/or if it was active at some point during a certain time range (starttime, endtime).

Note

If none of the time constraints is specified the result will always be True.

Parameters:	time (UTCDateTime) Only include networks/stations/channels active at given point in time. starttime (UTCDateTime) Only include networks/stations/channels active at or after given point in time (i.e. channels ending before given time will not be shown). endtime (UTCDateTime) Only include networks/stations/channels active before or at given point in time (i.e. channels starting after given time will not be shown).
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True/False depending on whether the item matches the specified time criteria.