pydicom.datadict.get_private_entry

pydicom.datadict.get_private_entry(tag: Union[int, str, Tuple[int, int], BaseTag], private_creator: str) → Tuple[str, str, str, str][source]

Return an entry from the private dictionary corresponding to tag.

Parameters
  • tag (int) – The tag for the element whose entry is to be retrieved. Only entries in the private dictionary will be checked.

  • private_creator (str) – The name of the private creator.

Returns

The (VR, VM, name, is_retired) from the private dictionary.

Return type

tuple of str

Raises

KeyError – If the tag or private creator is not present in the private dictionary.

See also

get_entry

Return an entry from the DICOM data dictionary.