h5py

Version:

3.9.0

Category:

data

Cluster:

Vali

Author / Distributor

https://www.h5py.org/

Description

HDF5 for Python (h5py) is a general-purpose Python interface to the Hierarchical Data Format library, version 5. HDF5 is a versatile, mature scientific software library designed for the fast, flexible storage of enormous amounts of data.

Documentation

$ python -m h5py --help

usage: python -m h5py [-h] {run_tests} ...

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit

Available commands:
  run_tests      Run unit tests

Example test run:
  python -m h5py.run_tests

Official documentation:
  https://docs.h5py.org/en/stable/

Examples/Usage

• Load the h5py module:

  $ module load data/h5py/3.9.0-foss-2023a
  

• Unload the module:

  $ module unload data/h5py/3.9.0-foss-2023a
  

• Example usage in Python:

  import h5py
  import numpy as np
  
  # Create and write to a file
  with h5py.File("example.h5", "w") as f:
      dset = f.create_dataset("my_data", (100,), dtype='i')
      dset[...] = np.arange(100)
  
  # Read from a file
  with h5py.File("example.h5", "r") as f:
      data = f["my_data"][:]
      print(data)
  

Installation

Source code is obtained from h5py GitHub