Column (inherits from WellSet)

Description

Represents a single column of wells within a labware item, such as column 1, 2, etc. Provides structured access to wells that belong to the same vertical column.

Constructor

Column(wells: Dict[str, Well], identifier: int)

Initializes a Column with a dictionary of wells and the column's identifier.

Parameter	Type	Description
wells	Dict[str, Well]	Dictionary of wells belonging to the column, keyed by well names.
identifier	int	Index of the column (e.g., 1, 2, 3).

Properties

Property	Type	Description
identifier	int	Number of the column.

Methods

(Inherits all methods from WellSet.)

Short Example

# Create wells manually
well_a1 = Well(name="A1", depth=10, totalLiquidVolume=360, shape="circular", x=0, y=0, z=0)
well_b1 = Well(name="B1", depth=10, totalLiquidVolume=360, shape="circular", x=0, y=10, z=0)

# Create a Column
column_1 = Column(wells={"A1": well_a1, "B1": well_b1}, identifier=1)

# Access a well
a1 = column_1["A1"]

# List all wells
print(column_1)

Important Notes

• Column behaves exactly like a WellSet, but tracks a numeric identifier indicating the column number.
• Useful for column-based operations like filling vertically across wells.
• Supports both string-based and integer-based well access, as in WellSet.