pydicom.tag.Tag

pydicom.tag.Tag(arg, arg2=None)

Create a BaseTag.

General function for creating a BaseTag in any of the standard forms:

  • Tag(0x00100015)
  • Tag('0x00100015')
  • Tag((0x10, 0x50))
  • Tag(('0x10', '0x50'))
  • Tag(0x0010, 0x0015)
  • Tag(0x10, 0x15)
  • Tag(2341, 0x10)
  • Tag('0xFE', '0x0010')
  • Tag("PatientName")

Changed in version 1.3: Added support for creating a BaseTag using an element keyword

Parameters:
  • arg (int or str or 2-tuple/list) – If int or str, then either the group or the combined group/element number of the DICOM tag. If tuple or list then the (group, element) numbers as int or str.
  • arg2 (int or str, optional) – The element number of the DICOM tag, required when arg only contains the group number of the tag.
Returns:

Return type:

BaseTag