Formats#

The formats module provides comprehensive file I/O capabilities for various scientific data formats commonly used in microscopy and structural biology.

Core Functions#

open_file(filename, *args, **kwargs)

Open and parse a file based on its extension.

open_session(filename, *args, **kwargs)

Open and deserialize a pickled session file.

Data Container Classes#

Writers#

OrientationsWriter(points, quaternions, entities)

write_density(data, filename[, ...])

Write 3D density data to file (typically in CCP4/MRC format).

Parser#

The parser module handles loading and processing of density maps and volumetric data from various file formats.

Density Loading#

load_density(filename, **kwargs)

Load 3D density data from file.

Volume Processing#