pydicom.datadict.private_dictionary_description#

pydicom.datadict.private_dictionary_description(tag: int | str | tuple[int, int] | BaseTag, private_creator: str) → str[source]#

Return the description of the private element corresponding to tag.

Parameters:

  • tag (int or str or Tuple[int, int]) – The tag for the element whose description is being retrieved, in any of the forms accepted by Tag().

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

Returns:

The description of the corresponding element.

Return type:

str

Raises:

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