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==Tools==
 
==Tools==
 
* hdfview
 
* hdfview
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==Reading==
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In order to read HDF5 files, you will need a suitable library.
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===Installation===
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# Install HDF5 libraries
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#* sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev
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# Install the [http://www.h5py.org/ h5py package] ([[Python]] library for HDF5).
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## Download tarball (e.g. from [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/h5py]).
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##* wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/h/h5py/h5py-2.5.0.tar.gz#md5=6e4301b5ad5da0d51b0a1e5ac19e3b74
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:10, 4 August 2015

Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) is a portable binary format, meant to be extensible and self-describing.

Tools

  • hdfview

Reading

In order to read HDF5 files, you will need a suitable library.

Installation

  1. Install HDF5 libraries
    • sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev
  2. Install the h5py package (Python library for HDF5).
    1. Download tarball (e.g. from [1]).

See Also