purge_bad_keywords

msumastro.header_processing.patchers.purge_bad_keywords(header, history=False, force=False, file_name=None)

Remove keywords from FITS header that may be incorrect

Parameters:

header : astropy.io.fits.Header

Header from which the bad keywords (as defined by the software that recorded the image) should be purged.

history : bool

If True write detailed history for each keyword removed.

force : bool

If True, force keywords to be purged even if the FITS header indicates it has already been purged.

file_name : str, optional

Name of file containing the header; if provided it is used to generate more informative log messages.