Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 190

Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
channel.setlabel
Example
channel.setpole
Function
Usage
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To set the label for Channel 1 on Slot 1 to ―start‖:
channel.setlabel("1001", "start")
To clear the label for Channel 1 on Slot 1 back to ―1001‖
channel.setlabel("1001", "")
- or -
channel.setlabel("1001", " ")
Specifies the pole setting for a list of channels.
channel.setpole(ch_list, value)
ch_list A string listing the channels to assign their pole setting
value Desired pole setting for items in ch_list. Use the following:

for one-pole: channel.POLES_ONE or 1

for two-pole: channel.POLES_TWO or 2

for four-pole: channel.POLES_FOUR or 4
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007