def get_channel_info(self):
        """ Returns a dictionary of channel information key/value pairs.
        """
        self.assert_open()
        channel_info = self.handle[self.global_key + 'channel_id'].attrs.items()
        channel_info = {key: _clean(value) for key, value in channel_info}
        channel_info['channel_number'] = int(channel_info['channel_number'])
        return channel_info
Returns a dictionary of channel information key/value pairs.