fieldname_clean

fieldname_clean(field)

Indicate if the fieldname is allowed as-is.

This utility function replaces special characters in string with underscore. The return string is used in fieldname_for_casa() function to determine whether the field name, when given as a CASA argument, should be enclosed in quotes.

Examples: >>> fieldname_clean('helm=30') 'helm_30'

Parameters:

field (str)

Return type:

str