is_map

erwans3.Astro_tools.is_map(x: Any) → bool

Check if the input object represents a map.

Parameters:

x (Any) – The object to be checked.

Returns:

True if the object is an instance of a subclass of PixList or an instance of SHCoeff, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

Notes

This function checks whether the input object is a map-like object, which includes instances of subclasses of PixList or instances of SHCoeff, representing pixelized data or spherical harmonic coefficients, respectively.