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To use the result of\n// ee.ImageCollection.get in further computation, you need to cast it to the\n// appropriate class, for example, ee.Number(result) or ee.String(result).\nprint('Project ID (ambiguous object)', col.get('project_id'));\n\n// Get the value of a string collection property as an ee.String object.\nprint('Project name (ee.String)', col.getString('project_name'));\n\n// Get the value of a numeric collection property as an ee.Number object.\nprint('Project year (ee.Number)', col.getNumber('project_year'));\n\n// Get the value of an ee.Array collection property as an ee.Array object.\nprint('Plot IDs (ee.Array)', col.getArray('plot_ids'));\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\nColab (Python) \n\n```python\n# A contrived, empty image collection for simple demonstration.\ncol = ee.ImageCollection([])\nprint('Collection without properties:', col.getInfo())\n\n# Set collection properties using a dictionary.\ncol = col.set({\n 'project_name': 'biomass_tracking',\n 'project_id': 3,\n 'plot_ids': ee.Array([7, 11, 20])\n})\n\n# Set collection properties using a series of key-value pairs.\ncol = col.set('project_year', 2018,\n 'rgb_vis', 'false_color')\n\nprint('Collection with properties:', col.getInfo())\n\n# Get a dictionary of collection property keys and values.\nprint('Property keys and values (ee.Dictionary):', col.toDictionary().getInfo())\n\n# Get the value of a collection property. To use the result of\n# ee.ImageCollection.get in further computation, you need to cast it to the\n# appropriate class, for example, ee.Number(result) or ee.String(result).\nprint('Project ID (ambiguous object):', col.get('project_id').getInfo())\n\n# Get the value of a string collection property as an ee.String object.\nprint('Project name (ee.String):', col.getString('project_name').getInfo())\n\n# Get the value of a numeric collection property as an ee.Number object.\nprint('Project year (ee.Number):', col.getNumber('project_year').getInfo())\n\n# Get the value of an ee.Array collection property as an ee.Array object.\nprint('Plot IDs (ee.Array):', col.getArray('plot_ids').getInfo())\n```"]]