Tags¶

A list of DXFTag, inherits from Python standard list. Unlike the statement in the DXF Reference “Do not write programs that rely on the order given here”, tag order is sometimes essential and some group codes may appear multiples times in one entity. At the worst case (Material: normal map shares group codes with diffuse map) using same group codes with different meanings.

class ezdxf.lldxf.tags.Tags¶

Subclass of list.

Collection of DXFTag as flat list. Low level tag container, only required for advanced stuff.

classmethod from_text(text: str) → Tags¶: Constructor from DXF string.

dxftype() → str¶: Returns DXF type of entity, e.g. 'LINE'.

get_handle() → str¶

Get DXF handle. Raises DXFValueError if handle not exist.

Returns:: handle as plain hex string like 'FF00'
Raises:: DXFValueError – no handle found

replace_handle(new_handle: str) → None¶

Replace existing handle.

Parameters:: new_handle – new handle as plain hex string e.g. 'FF00'

has_tag(code: int) → bool¶

Returns True if a DXFTag with given group code is present.

Parameters:: code – group code as int

has_embedded_objects() → bool¶

get_first_tag(code: int, default=DXFValueError) → DXFTag¶

Returns first DXFTag with given group code or default, if default != DXFValueError, else raises DXFValueError.

Parameters:

code – group code as int
default – return value for default case or raises DXFValueError

get_first_value(code: int, default=DXFValueError) → Any¶

Returns value of first DXFTag with given group code or default if default != DXFValueError, else raises DXFValueError.

Parameters:

code – group code as int
default – return value for default case or raises DXFValueError

find_all(code: int) → List[DXFTag]¶

Returns a list of DXFTag with given group code.

Parameters:: code – group code as int

filter(codes: Iterable[int]) → Iterable[DXFTag]¶

Iterate and filter tags by group codes.

Parameters:: codes – group codes to filter

collect_consecutive_tags(codes: Iterable[int], start: int = 0, end: int = None) → Tags¶

Collect all consecutive tags with group code in codes, start and end delimits the search range. A tag code not in codes ends the process.

Parameters:

codes – iterable of group codes
start – start index as int
end – end index as int, None for end index = len(self)

Returns:

collected tags as Tags

tag_index(code: int, start: int = 0, end: int | None = None) → int¶

Return index of first DXFTag with given group code.

Parameters:

code – group code as int
start – start index as int
end – end index as int, None for end index = len(self)

update(tag: DXFTag)¶: Update first existing tag with same group code as tag, raises DXFValueError if tag not exist.

set_first(tag: DXFTag)¶: Update first existing tag with group code tag.code or append tag.

remove_tags(codes: Iterable[int]) → None¶

Remove all tags inplace with group codes specified in codes.

Parameters:: codes – iterable of group codes as int

remove_tags_except(codes: Iterable[int]) → None¶

Remove all tags inplace except those with group codes specified in codes.

Parameters:: codes – iterable of group codes

pop_tags(codes: Iterable[int]) → Iterable[DXFTag]¶

Pop tags with group codes specified in codes.

Parameters:: codes – iterable of group codes

classmethod strip(tags: Tags, codes: Iterable[int]) → Tags¶

Constructor from tags, strips all tags with group codes in codes from tags.

Parameters:

tags – iterable of DXFTag
codes – iterable of group codes as int

ezdxf.lldxf.tags.group_tags(tags: Iterable[DXFTag], splitcode: int = 0) → Iterable[Tags]¶

Group of tags starts with a SplitTag and ends before the next SplitTag. A SplitTag is a tag with code == splitcode, like (0, ‘SECTION’) for splitcode == 0.

Parameters:

tags – iterable of DXFTag
splitcode – group code of split tag

class ezdxf.lldxf.extendedtags.ExtendedTags(tags: Iterable[DXFTag] = None, legacy=False)¶

Represents the extended DXF tag structure introduced with DXF R13.

Args:: tags: iterable of DXFTag legacy: flag for DXF R12 tags

appdata¶: Application defined data as list of Tags

subclasses¶: Subclasses as list of Tags

xdata¶: XDATA as list of Tags

embedded_objects¶: embedded objects as list of Tags

noclass¶: Short cut to access first subclass.

get_handle() → str¶: Returns handle as hex string.

dxftype() → str¶: Returns DXF type as string like “LINE”.

replace_handle(handle: str) → None¶: Replace the existing entity handle by a new value.

legacy_repair()¶: Legacy (DXF R12) tags handling and repair.

clone() → ExtendedTags¶: Shallow copy.

flatten_subclasses()¶

Flatten subclasses in legacy mode (DXF R12).

There exists DXF R12 with subclass markers, technical incorrect but works if the reader ignore subclass marker tags, unfortunately ezdxf tries to use this subclass markers and therefore R12 parsing by ezdxf does not work without removing these subclass markers.

This method removes all subclass markers and flattens all subclasses into ExtendedTags.noclass.

get_subclass(name: str, pos: int = 0) → Tags¶

Get subclass name.

Parameters:

name – subclass name as string like “AcDbEntity”
pos – start searching at subclass pos.

has_xdata(appid: str) → bool¶: True if has XDATA for appid.

get_xdata(appid: str) → Tags¶: Returns XDATA for appid as Tags.

set_xdata(appid: str, tags: IterableTags) → None¶: Set tags as XDATA for appid.

new_xdata(appid: str, tags: 'IterableTags' = None) → Tags¶

Append a new XDATA block.

Assumes that no XDATA block with the same appid already exist:

try:
    xdata = tags.get_xdata('EZDXF')
except ValueError:
    xdata = tags.new_xdata('EZDXF')

has_app_data(appid: str) → bool¶: True if has application defined data for appid.

get_app_data(appid: str) → Tags¶: Returns application defined data for appid as Tags including marker tags.

get_app_data_content(appid: str) → Tags¶: Returns application defined data for appid as Tags without first and last marker tag.

set_app_data_content(appid: str, tags: IterableTags) → None¶: Set application defined data for appid for already exiting data.

new_app_data(appid: str, tags: 'IterableTags' = None, subclass_name: str = None) → Tags¶

Append a new application defined data to subclass subclass_name.

Assumes that no app data block with the same appid already exist:

try:
    app_data = tags.get_app_data('{ACAD_REACTORS', tags)
except ValueError:
    app_data = tags.new_app_data('{ACAD_REACTORS', tags)

classmethod from_text(text: str, legacy: bool = False) → ExtendedTags¶: Create ExtendedTags from DXF text.

Packed DXF Tags¶

Store DXF tags in compact data structures as list or array.array to reduce memory usage.

class ezdxf.lldxf.packedtags.TagList(data: Iterable = None)¶

Store data in a standard Python list.

Args:: data: iterable of DXF tag values.

values¶: Data storage as list.

clone() → TagList¶: Returns a deep copy.

classmethod from_tags(tags: Tags, code: int) → TagList¶

Setup list from iterable tags.

Parameters:

tags – tag collection as Tags
code – group code to collect

clear() → None¶: Delete all data values.

class ezdxf.lldxf.packedtags.TagArray(data: Iterable = None)¶

TagArray is a subclass of TagList, which store data in an array.array. Array type is defined by class variable DTYPE.

Args:: data: iterable of DXF tag values.

DTYPE¶: array.array type as string

values¶: Data storage as array.array

set_values(values: Iterable) → None¶: Replace data by values.

class ezdxf.lldxf.packedtags.VertexArray(data: Iterable = None)¶

Store vertices in an array.array('d'). Vertex size is defined by class variable VERTEX_SIZE.

Args:: data: iterable of vertex values as linear list e.g. [x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, ...].

VERTEX_SIZE¶: Size of vertex (2 or 3 axis).

__len__() → int¶: Count of vertices.

__getitem__(index: int | slice)¶: Get vertex at index, extended slicing supported.

__setitem__(index: int, point: Sequence[float]) → None¶: Set vertex point at index, extended slicing not supported.

__delitem__(index: int | slice) → None¶: Delete vertex at index, extended slicing supported.

__iter__() → Iterator[Sequence[float]]¶: Returns iterable of vertices.

__str__() → str¶: String representation.

insert(pos: int, point: Sequence[float])¶

Insert point in front of vertex at index pos.

Parameters:

pos – insert position
point – point as tuple

append(point: Sequence[float]) → None¶: Append point.

extend(points: Iterable[Sequence[float]]) → None¶: Extend array by points.

set(points: Iterable[Sequence[float]]) → None¶: Replace all vertices by points.

clear() → None¶: Delete all vertices.

clone() → VertexArray¶: Returns a deep copy.

classmethod from_tags(tags: Iterable[DXFTag], code: int = 10) → VertexArray¶

Setup point array from iterable tags.

Parameters:

tags – iterable of DXFVertex
code – group code to collect

export_dxf(tagwriter: AbstractTagWriter, code=10)¶