get_converter

astropy.io.votable.converters.get_converter(field, config=None, pos=None)

Get an appropriate converter instance for a given field.

Parameters:

fieldastropy.io.votable.tree.Field

configdict, optional

Parser configuration dictionary

postuple

Position in the input XML file. Used for error messages.

Returns:

converterastropy.io.votable.converters.Converter