Thank you. I didn't think they used it, I just wanted to know if it was safe to do what you suggested to try. It does seem to work.
Another question, can netcd4-python READ HDF files? Or is it just that it creates files that are readable? If it's the latter, does anyone have a suggestion for a python module that can read both hdf4 and hdf5?? Thank you, john PS: Jeff, this module seems to work very well! And I am very thankful for the introduction of compression. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Jeff Whitaker <jsw...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On 10/30/10 3:41 AM, John wrote: >> I've searched through the netcdf4-python trunk, but I find no >> reference of NetCDFFile as in how the basemap or Scientific.IO.NetCDF >> modules use it. >> >> For compatibility with my old scripts, is it safe to simply: >> >> from netCDF4 import Dataset as NetCDFFile >> >> ?? >> >> Thanks, >> john >> > John: Neither basemap or Scientific.IO.NetCDF uses it. What gave you > the impression they did? There is a 'NetCDFFile' in function in > basemap, but it is based on the pure-python netCDF module pupynere. It > doesn't support netcdf-4 and I only recommend using it for the > occasional light use. > > The netcdf4-python API is mostly compatible with Scientific.IO.NetCDF, > so if you have old script that use the latter, you can try: > > from netCDF4 import Dataset as NetCDFFile > > The docs for netcdf4-python are at > > http://netcdf4-python.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/netCDF4-module.html > > > -Jeff > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > -- Configuration `````````````````````````` Plone 2.5.3-final, CMF-1.6.4, Zope (Zope 2.9.7-final, python 2.4.4, linux2), Python 2.6 PIL 1.1.6 Mailman 2.1.9 Postfix 2.4.5 Procmail v3.22 2001/09/10 Basemap: 1.0 Matplotlib: 1.0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
