pydicom.values.convert_DS_string¶

pydicom.values.convert_DS_string(byte_string, is_little_endian, struct_format=None)¶

Return a decoded ‘DS’ value.

Parameters:	byte_string (bytes or str) – The encoded ‘DS’ element value. is_little_endian (bool) – `True` if the value is encoded as little endian, `False` otherwise. struct_format (str, optional) – Not used.
Returns:	If `use_DS_decimal` is `True` then returns `DSdecimal` or a `list` of `DSdecimal`, otherwise returns `DSfloat` or a `list` of `DSfloat`.
Return type:	valuerep.DSfloat or valuerep.DSdecimal or list of DSfloat/DSdecimal