def compress(self, comptype=None, param=None):
    "\n        Set or check the compression of this variable\n\n        Compression may not be changeable on variables with data already\n        written; even deleting the data may not permit the change.\n\n        See section 2.6 of the CDF user's guide for more information on\n        compression.\n\n        Other Parameters\n        ================\n        comptype : ctypes.c_long\n            type of compression to change to, see CDF C reference\n            manual section 4.10. Constants for this parameter\n            are in :mod:`~pycdf.const`. If not specified, will not\n            change compression.\n        param : ctypes.c_long\n            Compression parameter, see CDF CRM 4.10 and\n            :mod:`~pycdf.const`.\n            If not specified, will choose reasonable default (5 for\n            gzip; other types have only one possible parameter.)\n\n        Returns\n        =======\n        out : tuple\n            the (comptype, param) currently in effect\n        "
    return _compress(self, comptype, param)
Set or check the compression of this variable

Compression may not be changeable on variables with data already
written; even deleting the data may not permit the change.

See section 2.6 of the CDF user's guide for more information on
compression.

Other Parameters
================
comptype : ctypes.c_long
    type of compression to change to, see CDF C reference
    manual section 4.10. Constants for this parameter
    are in :mod:`~pycdf.const`. If not specified, will not
    change compression.
param : ctypes.c_long
    Compression parameter, see CDF CRM 4.10 and
    :mod:`~pycdf.const`.
    If not specified, will choose reasonable default (5 for
    gzip; other types have only one possible parameter.)

Returns
=======
out : tuple
    the (comptype, param) currently in effect
def compress(self, comptype=None, param=None):
    "\n        Set or check the compression of this variable\n\n        Compression may not be changeable on variables with data already\n        written; even deleting the data may not permit the change.\n\n        See section 2.6 of the CDF user's guide for more information on\n        compression.\n\n        Other Parameters\n        ================\n        comptype : ctypes.c_long\n            type of compression to change to, see CDF C reference\n            manual section 4.10. Constants for this parameter\n            are in :mod:`~pycdf.const`. If not specified, will not\n            change compression.\n        param : ctypes.c_long\n            Compression parameter, see CDF CRM 4.10 and\n            :mod:`~pycdf.const`.\n            If not specified, will choose reasonable default (5 for\n            gzip; other types have only one possible parameter.)\n\n        Returns\n        =======\n        out : tuple\n            the (comptype, param) currently in effect\n        "
    return _compress(self, comptype, param)