On 10/30/10 5:05 PM, John wrote: > 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.
John: If you enabled hdf4 support when you built the netcdf lib, it will read hdf4 files in 'scientific dataset' files. -Jeff > > > 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 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
