def _setskewness(self, value):
     VCS_validation_functions.checkName(self, "skewness", value)
     if self.type[:2] != "sk":
         raise ValueError("skewness can only be set for skewT type diagrams")
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIntFloat(self, "skewness", value)
     self._skewness = value
     self.setdiagramdefs()

 def _settype(self, value):
     VCS_validation_functions.checkName(self, 'type', value)
     if not isinstance(value, str):
         raise ValueError('Type should be a string')
     value = value.lower()
     if not value[:2] in ['sk', 'te', 'st', 'cu', 'em']:
         raise ValueError('Error Thermodynamic Diagram type must skewT, Tephigram, Emmagram, Stuve or Custom')
     self._type = value
     self.setdiagramdefs()

 def _setmixingratio(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsoline(self, "mixingratio", value)
     self._mixingratio = value

 def _setpseudoadiabats(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsoline(self, "pseudoadiabats", value)
     self._pseudoadiabats = value

 def _setdryadiabats(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsoline(self, "dryadiabats", value)
     self._dryadiabats = value

 def _setdrawisobars(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkOnOff(self, 'drawisobars', value)
     self._drawisobars = value

 def _setname(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkname(self, "name", value)
     self._name = value

 def _setdetail(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIntFloat(self, "detail", value)
     self._detail = value

 def _setisotherms(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsoline(value)
     self._isotherms = value

 def _setdrawdryadiabats(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkOnOff(self, "drawdryadiabats", value)
     self._drawdryadiabats = value

 def _setdrawmixingratio(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkOnOff(self, "drawmixingratio", value)
     self._drawmixingratio = value

 def _setwindbarbsscales(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkListOfNumbers(
         self, "windbarbsscales", value, minelements=3, maxelements=3
     )
     self._windbarbsscales = value

 def _setdatawc_y1(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIntFloat(self, 'datawc_y1', value)
     self._datawc_y1 = value
     self.setdiagramdefs()

 def _setdrawisothermsfilled(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkOnOff(self, 'drawisothermsfilled', value)
     self._drawisothermsfilled = value

 def _setisobars(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsoline(self, "isobars", value)
     self._isobars = value

 def _setisothermsfilled(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIsofill(self, "isothermsfilled", value)
     self._isothermsfilled = value

 def _setdrawisotherms(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkOnOff(self, "drawisotherms", value)
     self._drawisotherms = value

 def _setPmaxmixingratio(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkIntFloat(self, "Pmaxmixingratio", value)
     self._Pmaxmixingratio = value

 def _setline(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkLine(self, "line", value)
     if isinstance(value, str):
         self._line = self.x.getline(value)
     else:
         self._line = value

 def _setlinecolor(self, value):
     value = VCS_validation_functions.checkColor(self, "linecolor", value)
     self._line.color = [value]