pydicom.valuerep.PersonNameBase

class pydicom.valuerep.PersonNameBase(val)

Base class for Person Name classes

__init__(val)

Initialize the PN properties

Methods

__init__(val) Initialize the PN properties
formatted(format_str) Return a formatted string according to the format pattern
parse() Break down the components and name parts
formatted(format_str)

Return a formatted string according to the format pattern

Parameters:format_str (str) – The string to use for formatting the PN element value. Use “…%(property)…%(property)…” where property is one of family_name, given_name, middle_name, name_prefix, or name_suffix.
Returns:The formatted PN element value.
Return type:str
parse()

Break down the components and name parts