"""This module is a static class that needs to be refactor into an image
method..
"""

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from __future__ import print_function
from iscesys.Compatibility import Compatibility

class ImageUtil:
    
    @staticmethod 
    def copyAttributes(fromIm,toIm, listAtt = None):
#        raise DeprecationWarning("No, not this one")
        if not (listAtt == None):
            listOfAttributes = listAtt
        else:
            listOfAttributes = ['bands','scheme','caster','width','filename','byteOrder','dataType','xmin','xmax','numberGoodBytes','firstLatitude','firstLongitude','deltaLatitude','deltaLongitude']
        for att in listOfAttributes:
            try:
                fromAtt = getattr(fromIm,att)
                setattr(toIm,att,fromAtt)
            except Exception:
                pass# the image might not have the attributes listed by default
     
    listOfAttributes = []

    ## The is the temporary that overwrite the previous functions-- it
    ## calls a method on the 1st arg-- which is why this must be a method.
    @staticmethod
    def copyAttributes(fromIm,toIm, listAtt=()):
        return fromIm.copy_attributes(toIm, *listAtt)
