import os
import errno
import sys

import datetime as dt  # Python standard library datetime  module
import numpy as np
from netCDF4 import Dataset  # http://code.google.com/p/netcdf4-python/
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib as mpl
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap, addcyclic, shiftgrid
from matplotlib.ticker import MultipleLocator
import time


def ncdump(nc_fid, verb=True):
    '''
    ncdump outputs dimensions, variables and their attribute information.
    The information is similar to that of NCAR's ncdump utility.
    ncdump requires a valid instance of Dataset.

    Parameters
    ----------
    nc_fid : netCDF4.Dataset
        A netCDF4 dateset object
    verb : Boolean
        whether or not nc_attrs, nc_dims, and nc_vars are printed

    Returns
    -------
    nc_attrs : list
        A Python list of the NetCDF file global attributes
    nc_dims : list
        A Python list of the NetCDF file dimensions
    nc_vars : list
        A Python list of the NetCDF file variables
    '''
    def print_ncattr(key):
        """
        Prints the NetCDF file attributes for a given key

        Parameters
        ----------
        key : unicode
            a valid netCDF4.Dataset.variables key
        """
        try:
            print "\t\ttype:", repr(nc_fid.variables[key].dtype)
            for ncattr in nc_fid.variables[key].ncattrs():
                print '\t\t%s:' % ncattr,\
                      repr(nc_fid.variables[key].getncattr(ncattr))

        except KeyError:
            print "\t\tWARNING: %s does not contain variable attributes" % key

    # NetCDF global attributes
    nc_attrs = nc_fid.ncattrs()
    if verb:
        print "NetCDF Global Attributes:"
        for nc_attr in nc_attrs:
            print '\t%s:' % nc_attr, repr(nc_fid.getncattr(nc_attr))
    nc_dims = [dim for dim in nc_fid.dimensions]  # list of nc dimensions
    # Dimension shape information.
    if verb:
        print "NetCDF dimension information:"
        for dim in nc_dims:
            print "\tName:", dim
            print "\t\tsize:", len(nc_fid.dimensions[dim])
            print_ncattr(dim)
    # Variable information.
    nc_vars = [var for var in nc_fid.variables]  # list of nc variables
    if verb:
        print "NetCDF variable information:"
        for var in nc_vars:
            if var not in nc_dims:
                print '\tName:', var
                print "\t\tdimensions:", nc_fid.variables[var].dimensions
                print "\t\tsize:", nc_fid.variables[var].size
                print_ncattr(var)
    return nc_attrs, nc_dims, nc_vars


nc_fid = Dataset('member001_fluxes_00031.nc', 'r')  # Dataset is the class behavior to open the file
nc_fid = Dataset('member001_T1_00033_anomaly.nc', 'r')  # Dataset is the class behavior to open the file
                             # and create an instance of the ncCDF4 class
nc_attrs, nc_dims, nc_vars = ncdump(nc_fid)
a = nc_fid.variables['heat_up']

#for b in a:
#    print b.shape
#    print b

#print a
#print a.shape
#print type(a)