Also improve select and grdlandmask

pygmt/src/coast.py

@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ def coast(
     resolution
         Select the resolution of the coastline dataset to use. The available resolutions
         from highest to lowest are: ``"full"``, ``"high"``, ``"intermediate"``,
-        ``"low"``, and ``"crude"``. Default is ``"auto"`` to automatically select the
-        most suitable resolution given the chosen map scale.
+        ``"low"``, and ``"crude"``, which drops by 80% between levels. Default is
+        ``"auto"`` to automatically select the most suitable resolution given the chosen
+        map scale.
     land : str
         Select filling of "dry" areas.
     rivers : int, str, or list
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ def coast(
             """At least one of the following parameters must be specified:
             lakes, land, water, rivers, borders, dcw, Q, or shorelines"""
         )
-    # resolution
+
+    # Resolution
     if kwargs.get("D") is not None:
         kwargs["D"] = kwargs["D"][0]
 

pygmt/src/grdlandmask.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 grdlandmask - Create a "wet-dry" mask grid from shoreline data base
 """
 
+from typing import Literal
+
 from pygmt.clib import Session
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTInvalidInput
 from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list, fmt_docstring, kwargs_to_strings, use_alias
@@ -22,7 +24,11 @@
     x="cores",
 )
 @kwargs_to_strings(I="sequence", R="sequence", N="sequence", E="sequence")
-def grdlandmask(outgrid: str | None = None, **kwargs):
+def grdlandmask(
+    outgrid: str | None = None,
+    resolution: Literal["full", "high", "intermediate", "low", "crude"] = "low",  # noqa: ARG001
+    **kwargs,
+):
     r"""
     Create a grid file with set values for land and water.
 
@@ -43,17 +49,13 @@ def grdlandmask(outgrid: str | None = None, **kwargs):
     {spacing}
     {region}
     {area_thresh}
-    resolution : str
-        *res*\[\ **+f**\]. Select the resolution of the data set to use
-        ((**f**)ull, (**h**)igh, (**i**)ntermediate, (**l**)ow, or
-        (**c**)rude). The resolution drops off by ~80% between data sets.
-        [Default is **l**]. Append **+f** to automatically select a lower
-        resolution should the one requested not be available
-        [abort if not found]. Alternatively, choose (**a**)uto to automatically
-        select the best resolution given the chosen region. Note that because
-        the coastlines differ in details a node in a mask file using one
-        resolution is not guaranteed to remain inside [or outside] when a
-        different resolution is selected.
+    resolution
+        Ignored unless ``mask`` is set. Select the resolution of the coastline dataset
+        to use. The available resolutions from highest to lowest are: ``"full"``,
+        ``"high"``, ``"intermediate"``, ``"low"``, and ``"crude"``, which drops by 80%
+        between levels. Note that because the coastlines differ in details it is not
+        guaranteed that a point will remain inside [or outside] when a different
+        resolution is selected.
     bordervalues : bool, str, float, or list
         Nodes that fall exactly on a polygon boundary should be
         considered to be outside the polygon [Default considers them to be
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ def grdlandmask(outgrid: str | None = None, **kwargs):
     if kwargs.get("I") is None or kwargs.get("R") is None:
         raise GMTInvalidInput("Both 'region' and 'spacing' must be specified.")
 
+    # Resolution
+    if kwargs.get("D") is not None:
+        kwargs["D"] = kwargs["D"][0]
+
     with Session() as lib:
         with lib.virtualfile_out(kind="grid", fname=outgrid) as voutgrd:
             kwargs["G"] = voutgrd

pygmt/src/select.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def select(
     data=None,
     output_type: Literal["pandas", "numpy", "file"] = "pandas",
     outfile: str | None = None,
+    resolution: Literal["full", "high", "intermediate", "low", "crude"] = "low",  # noqa: ARG001
     **kwargs,
 ) -> pd.DataFrame | np.ndarray | None:
     r"""
@@ -116,16 +117,13 @@ def select(
         <reference/file-formats.html#optional-segment-header-records>`
         *polygonfile*. For spherical polygons (lon, lat), make sure no
         consecutive points are separated by 180 degrees or more in longitude.
-    resolution : str
-        *resolution*\ [**+f**].
-        Ignored unless ``mask`` is set. Selects the resolution of the coastline
-        data set to use ((**f**)ull, (**h**)igh, (**i**)ntermediate, (**l**)ow,
-        or (**c**)rude). The resolution drops off by ~80% between data sets.
-        [Default is **l**]. Append (**+f**) to automatically select a lower
-        resolution should the one requested not be available [Default is abort
-        if not found]. Note that because the coastlines differ in details
-        it is not guaranteed that a point will remain inside [or outside] when
-        a different resolution is selected.
+    resolution
+        Ignored unless ``mask`` is set. Select the resolution of the coastline dataset
+        to use. The available resolutions from highest to lowest are: ``"full"``,
+        ``"high"``, ``"intermediate"``, ``"low"``, and ``"crude"``, which drops by 80%
+        between levels. Note that because the coastlines differ in details it is not
+        guaranteed that a point will remain inside [or outside] when a different
+        resolution is selected.
     gridmask : str
         Pass all locations that are inside the valid data area of the grid
         *gridmask*. Nodes that are outside are either NaN or zero.
@@ -205,6 +203,10 @@ def select(
     >>> # longitudes 246 and 247 and latitudes 20 and 21
     >>> out = pygmt.select(data=ship_data, region=[246, 247, 20, 21])
     """
+    # Resolution
+    if kwargs.get("D") is not None:
+        kwargs["D"] = kwargs["D"][0]
+
     output_type = validate_output_table_type(output_type, outfile=outfile)
 
     column_names = None