parameters: (self, key, values)
docstring: write out a meta data array to the key as a fixed-format Series
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          key : string
          values : ndarray
docstring_summary: write out a meta data array to the key as a fixed-format Series
docstring_tokens: write out a meta data array to the key as a fixed - format Series
function: def write_metadata(self, key, values):
          """
          write out a meta data array to the key as a fixed-format Series
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          key : string
          values : ndarray
  
          """
          values = Series(values)
          self.parent.put(self._get_metadata_path(key), values, format='table',
                          encoding=self.encoding, errors=self.errors,
                          nan_rep=self.nan_rep)
function_tokens: def write_metadata ( self , key , values ) : values = Series ( values ) self . parent . put ( self . _get_metadata_path ( key ) , values , format = 'table' , encoding = self . encoding , errors = self . errors , nan_rep = self . nan_rep )