Remove unused code

pyaerocom/vert_coords.py

@@ -393,72 +393,5 @@ def _check_var_in_data_obj(self, var_name):
             if std_name in self.data_obj:
                 self[var_name] = self.data_obj[std_name]
 
-    def check_altitude_access(self, **coord_info) -> bool:
-        """Checks if altitude levels can be accessed
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        **coord_info
-            test coordinate specifications for extraction of 1D data object.
-            Passed to :func:`extract_1D_subset_from_data`.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bool
-            True, if altitude access is provided, else False
-        """
-        # 1. check if altitude or pressure field is available in data object as
-        # variable
-        for coord in self.coord_list:
-            if coord in self._checked_and_failed:
-                continue
-            elif self._check_altitude_access_helper(coord, **coord_info):
-                return True
-            self._checked_and_failed.append(coord)
-        return False
-
-    def _check_altitude_access_helper(self, coord_name, **coord_info) -> bool:
-        cstd_name = const.COORDINFO[coord_name].standard_name
-
-        if not self.search_aux_coords(coord_name):
-            if isinstance(cstd_name, str):
-                if not self.search_aux_coords(cstd_name):
-                    return False
-
-        coord = VerticalCoordinate(cstd_name)
-        if coord.conversion_supported:
-            if self.search_aux_coords(coord.conversion_requires):
-                if self._verify_altitude_access(coord):
-                    return True
-        return False
-
-    def _verify_altitude_access(self, coord, **coord_info) -> bool:
-        """Verify access of altitude data
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        subset : GriddedData
-            1-dimensional subset of input data object
-        coord : VerticalCoordinate
-            instance of vertical coordinate that is used to specify requirements
-            for altitude computation
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bool
-            True, if altitude access was sueccessful, else False
-        """
-        subset = self._subset1d
-        if subset is None:
-            subset = self.extract_1D_subset_from_data(**coord_info)
-
-        subset._update_coord_info()
-        cstd_name = coord.standard_name
-        if not subset[cstd_name].ndim == 1:
-            raise DataDimensionError(
-                f"Unexpected error: dimension of variable {cstd_name} should be 1"
-            )
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
     def get_altitude(self, latitude, longitude):
         raise NotImplementedError