class_docstr: Base file handler for HDF EOS data for both L1b and L2 products.
class_docstr_tok: ["Base","file","handler","for","HDF","EOS","data","for","both","L1b","and","L2","products","."]
docstr: Read the EOS metadata.
docstr_tok: ["Read","the","EOS","metadata","."]
code: def read_mda(cls, attribute):
      """Read the EOS metadata."""
      line_iterator = iter(attribute.split("\n"))
      return cls._read_mda(line_iterator)
  
imports: from __future__ import annotations
  import logging
  import re
  from ast import literal_eval
  from contextlib import suppress
  from datetime import datetime
  import numpy
  import xarray
  from pyhdf.error import HDF4Error
  from pyhdf.SD import SD
  from satpy import DataID
  from satpy.readers.file_handlers import BaseFileHandler
  from satpy.utils import normalize_low_res_chunks
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the HDFEOSBaseFileReader obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.read_mda(cls, attribute) and returns: cls