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Accessing Metadata

This example show how to access and work with metadata in remote datasets and remote folders.

    import webknossos as wk


    def main() -> None:
        with wk.webknossos_context(url="https://webknossos.org/"):
            l4_sample_dataset = wk.Dataset.open_remote("l4_sample")
            # Access the metadata of the dataset
            print(l4_sample_dataset.metadata)

            # Edit the metadata of the dataset
            l4_sample_dataset.metadata["new_key"] = "new_value"

            # Access metadata of a folder
            print(l4_sample_dataset.folder.metadata)

            # Edit the metadata of the folder
            l4_sample_dataset.folder.metadata["new_folder_key"] = "new_folder_value"


    if __name__ == "__main__":
        main()