# Butler now supports dataset type alias

**URL:** <https://www.rubin.community/t/butler-now-supports-dataset-type-alias/258>\
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**Created:** [September 24, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/butler-now-supports-dataset-type-alias/258 "2015-09-24T18:55:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![natepease](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/natepease/32/2086_2.png) [@natepease](https://www.rubin.community/u/natepease)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/butler-now-supports-dataset-type-alias/258/1 "2015-09-24T18:55:42Z")

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[DM-3566 (“Add support for type aliases”)](https://jira.lsstcorp.org/browse/DM-3566) is implemented. Please refer to the [doxygen documentation](https://lsst-web.ncsa.illinois.edu/doxygen/xlink_master_2015_09_24_02.16.47/classlsst_1_1daf_1_1persistence_1_1butler_1_1_butler.html#a94153ef214010e1129dbac092d705ebd) for details.

Example use can be found in the package at daf\_persistence/tests/butlerAlias.py.