arm-netCDF-history.py

from netCDF4 import Dataset
import glob
import time
            #This is a simple script to add to the end of the history attribute in netCDF files
for f in glob.glob("/data/home/gervais/prod/jobs/0431/collection/fkb/fkbmwrhfM1.b1/*.cdf"): #Path to data
        ncfile = Dataset(f, "r+");
        ncfile.history +=" Modified by user <user> on machine <machine> at "+time.strftime("%d-%b-%Y,%H:%M:%S")+" using scripts/RID0431/mod.py $";#The last bit about scripts is optional
        print ncfile.history;
        ncfile.close();