def state()

in dora/shep.py [0:0]


    def state(self, mode="standard"):
        """Return the current state of the `Sheep`.
        """
        if self.job is None:
            return None
        state = self.job.watcher.get_state(self.job.job_id, mode)
        if state == 'UNKNOWN' and self._other_jobs:
            if any(job.state != 'UNKNOWN' for job in self._other_jobs):
                # When cancelling single entries in a job array,
                # sacct will just completely forget about it insted of marking
                # it as cancelled. So we use a specific 'MISSING' status to handle that.
                state = 'MISSING'
        if state.startswith('CANCELLED'):
            return 'CANCELLED'
        return state