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HDF5 for PythonΒΆ

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The HDF5 library is a versatile, mature library designed for the storage of numerical data. The h5py package provides a simple, Pythonic interface to HDF5. A straightforward high-level interface allows the manipulation of HDF5 files, groups and datasets using established Python and NumPy metaphors.

Additionally, the library offers a low-level interface which exposes the majority of the HDF5 C API in a Pythonic, object-oriented fashion. This interface is documented in the low-level API reference.

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