pycdf - A python interface to Unidata netCDF library

pycdf is a python interface to the Unidata netCDF library. It provides an almost complete coverage of the netCDF C API, wrapping it inside easy to use python classes.

netCDF arrays are handled using array objects provided either by the python numpy, Numeric or numarray packages. Those packages are closely related, and are pointed to on the same SourceForge project, from which the source code can be downloaded. Ready-made binary distributions are available for most Unix/Linux environments.

numpy is the most up-to-date array package, and the other two packages should be considerated deprecated.

Current pycdf version :

pycdf-0.6-3, February 11 2007 NEW!

New with the 0.6-3 release:

numpy support
multi-file dataset (CDFMF class)
netCDF large file support (CDF2 64-bit format), which appeared in netCDF 3.6
ellipsis notation in slices
validity checks in array assignments, scalar broadcasting
improved documentation
bug fixes

Requirements :

Python v2.2 and above.
netCDF library versions up to 3.6.2.
NumPy 1.0 or above.
Numeric or numarray can also be used. Numeric has been tested up to v 23. The only numarray version tested so far is 1.3.3.
pycdf should work on most Unix/Linux systems where the above software can be installed.It has been installed (among others) on the following environments : Linux (kernel 2.4.19 and above), Tru64 4.0.f and above, Solaris 8, AIX 4, Mac OSX.

Links

download (Sourceforge project)
changes
install notes
documentation : HTML, Text
examples
CVS module

Last updated: 2007-02-11