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:
- Returns:
True/False depending on whether the item matches the specified time criteria.