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"""
Using LC_NUMERIC set to something not compatible with "C" it is possible to write out "," instead of
"." as required by the DICOM standard
Issue is still current (IMHO) with gdcm 2.0.9
"""

import gdcm
import sys

filename = sys.argv[1]
outname = sys.argv[2]

# read
r = gdcm.Reader()
r.SetFileName( filename )
if not r.Read():
  print "not valid"
  sys.exit(1)

file = r.GetFile()
dataset = file.GetDataSet()

ano = gdcm.Anonymizer()
ano.SetFile( file )

tags = [
gdcm.Tag(0x0018,0x1164),
gdcm.Tag(0x0018,0x0088),
gdcm.Tag(0x0018,0x0050),
gdcm.Tag(0x0028,0x0030),
]

for tag in tags:
  print tag
  if dataset.FindDataElement( tag ):
    pixelspacing = dataset.GetDataElement( tag )
    #print pixelspacing
    bv = pixelspacing.GetByteValue()
    str = bv.GetBuffer()
    #print bv.GetLength()
    #print len(str)
    new_str = str.replace(",",".")
    # Need to explicitly pass bv.GetLength() to remove any trailing garbage
    ano.Replace( tag, new_str, bv.GetLength() )

#print dataset

w = gdcm.Writer()
w.SetFile( file )
w.SetFileName( outname )
if not w.Write():
  print "Cannot write"
  sys.exit(1)

# paranoid:
image_reader = gdcm.ImageReader()
image_reader.SetFileName( outname )
if not image_reader.Read():
  print "there is still a comma"
  sys.exit(1)

print "Success!"
sys.exit(0) # success
