pydicom.datadict.add_private_dict_entry¶

pydicom.datadict.add_private_dict_entry(private_creator: str, tag: int, VR: str, description: str, VM: str = '1') → None [source]¶

Update the private DICOM dictionary with a new entry.

New in version 1.3.

Parameters

private_creator (str) – The private creator for the new entry.
tag (int) – The tag number for the new dictionary entry. Note that the 2 high bytes of the element part of the tag are ignored.
VR (str) – DICOM value representation.
description (str) – The descriptive name used in printing the entry.
VM (str, optional) – DICOM value multiplicity. If not specified, then '1' is used.

Raises

ValueError – If the tag is a non-private tag.

Notes

Behaves like add_dict_entry(), only for a private tag entry.