pydicom.values.convert_string

pydicom.values.convert_string(byte_string: bytes, is_little_endian: bool, struct_format: str | None = None) → str | MutableSequence[str][source]

Return a decoded string VR value.

String VRs are ‘AE’, AS’, ‘CS’ and optionally (depending on pydicom.config) ‘DA’, ‘DT’, and ‘TM’.

Parameters:

  • byte_string (bytes) – The encoded text VR element value.

  • is_little_endian (bool) – True if the value is encoded as little endian, False otherwise.

  • struct_format (str, optional) – Not used.

Returns:

The decoded value(s).

Return type:

str or MultiValue of str