# pydicom.datadict.get_entry

`pydicom.datadict.``get_entry`(tag)

  Return an entry from the DICOM dictionary as a tuple.

  If the tag is not in the main DICOM dictionary, then the repeating group dictionary will also be checked.

  Parameters: | tag (int) – The tag for the element whose entry is to be retrieved. Only entries in the official DICOM dictionary will be checked, not entries in the private dictionary.
  Returns: | The (VR, VM, name, is_retired, keyword) from the DICOM dictionary.
  Return type: | tuple of str
  Raises: | `KeyError` – If the tag is not present in the DICOM data dictionary.

  See also

  `get_private_entry()`
    Return an entry from the private dictionary.