Andrew Collette - Python and HDF5 [2013, PDF/ePub, ENG]

Chapter 1 Introduction
Python and HDF5
What Exactly Is HDF5?
Chapter 2 Getting Started
HDF5 Basics
Setting Up
The HDF5 Tools
Your First HDF5 File
Chapter 3 Working with Datasets
Dataset Basics
Reading and Writing Data
Resizing Datasets
Chapter 4 How Chunking and Compression Can Help You
Contiguous Storage
Chunked Storage
Setting the Chunk Shape
Performance Example: Resizable Datasets
Filters and Compression
Other Filters
Third-Party Filters
Chapter 5 Groups, Links, and Iteration: The "H" in HDF5
The Root Group and Subgroups
Group Basics
Working with Links
Iteration and Containership
Multilevel Iteration with the Visitor Pattern
Copying Objects
Object Comparison and Hashing
Chapter 6 Storing Metadata with Attributes
Attribute Basics
Real-World Example: Accelerator Particle Database
Chapter 7 More About Types
The HDF5 Type System
Integers and Floats
Fixed-Length Strings
Variable-Length Strings
Compound Types
Complex Numbers
Enumerated Types
Booleans
The array Type
Opaque Types
Dates and Times
Chapter 8 Organizing Data with References, Types, and Dimension Scales
Object References
Region References
Named Types
Dimension Scales
Chapter 9 Concurrency: Parallel HDF5, Threading, and Multiprocessing
Python Parallel Basics
Threading
Multiprocessing
MPI and Parallel HDF5
Chapter 10 Next Steps
Asking for Help
Contributing

Index
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