pydicom.dataset.validate_file_meta

pydicom.dataset.validate_file_meta(file_meta: FileMetaDataset, enforce_standard: bool = True) → None

Validate the File Meta Information elements in file_meta.

Changed in version 1.2: Moved from pydicom.filewriter.

Parameters:

• file_meta (Dataset) – The File Meta Information data elements.

• enforce_standard (bool, optional) –

  If False, then only a check for invalid elements is performed. If True (default), the following elements will be added if not already present:

  • (0002,0001) File Meta Information Version

  • (0002,0012) Implementation Class UID

  • (0002,0013) Implementation Version Name

  and the following elements will be checked:

  • (0002,0002) Media Storage SOP Class UID

  • (0002,0003) Media Storage SOP Instance UID

  • (0002,0010) Transfer Syntax UID

Raises:

• ValueError – If enforce_standard is True and any of the checked File Meta Information elements are missing from file_meta.

• ValueError – If any non-Group 2 Elements are present in file_meta.