feff10-rs 0.2.1

Python bindings for FEFF10 X-ray absorption spectroscopy calculations

feff10-rs

Python bindings for FEFF10, a real-space multiple-scattering code for ab initio calculations of X-ray absorption spectra (EXAFS, XANES) and related properties.

Built with PyO3 and maturin for native performance with a Pythonic API.

Installation

pip install feff10-rs

No compiler needed — prebuilt wheels are available for:

Platform	Architecture	Python
Linux	x86_64, aarch64	3.9 – 3.14+
macOS	Intel, Apple Silicon	3.9 – 3.14+
Windows	x86_64	3.9 – 3.14+

Quick Start

import feff10

# One-liner: parse, validate, and run
result = feff10.run("feff.inp", "./work")
print(f"Done in {result.total_duration_secs:.1f}s")

# Parse and compare output
xmu = feff10.FeffTable.from_file("./work/xmu.dat")
reference = feff10.FeffTable.from_file("reference_xmu.dat")
rsq = xmu.r_squared(reference, col_x=0, col_y=3)
print(f"R-squared = {rsq*100:.4f}%")

You can also pass raw feff.inp text or a FeffInput object:

# From raw text
result = feff10.run(open("feff.inp").read(), "./work")

# From a FeffInput object
inp = feff10.FeffInput.from_file("feff.inp")
inp.s02 = 0.9
result = feff10.run(inp, "./work")

Working with Input Files

Parsing

# From file
inp = feff10.FeffInput.from_file("feff.inp")

# From string
inp = feff10.FeffInput.parse(content)

# Strict mode — raises FeffParseError on malformed input
inp = feff10.FeffInput.from_file_strict("feff.inp")

Inspecting

inp.edge           # "K", "L3", etc.
inp.s02            # amplitude reduction factor
inp.num_atoms      # number of atoms
inp.num_potentials # number of unique potentials
inp.control        # CONTROL flags (6-element list)
inp.other_cards    # other cards (EXAFS, RPATH, etc.)

for pot in inp.potentials:
    print(f"ipot={pot.ipot}, Z={pot.z}, tag={pot.tag}")

for atom in inp.atoms:
    print(f"({atom.x}, {atom.y}, {atom.z}) ipot={atom.ipot}")

Creating from Scratch

inp = feff10.FeffInput(
    title=["Cu K-edge EXAFS"],
    edge="K",
    s02=1.0,
    potentials=[
        feff10.Potential(ipot=0, z=29, tag="Cu"),
        feff10.Potential(ipot=1, z=29, tag="Cu"),
    ],
    atoms=[
        feff10.Atom(x=0.0, y=0.0, z=0.0, ipot=0, tag="Cu"),
        feff10.Atom(x=0.0, y=1.805, z=1.805, ipot=1, tag="Cu"),
    ],
    other_cards=["EXAFS 20.0", "RPATH 5.5"],
)

Modifying and Writing

inp.edge = "L3"
inp.s02 = 0.85
inp.control = [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0]
inp.write_to_file("modified.inp")

Validation

# Validate without running (raises FeffConfigError if invalid)
feff10.validate("feff.inp")

# Or validate a FeffInput object
inp = feff10.FeffInput.from_file("feff.inp")
inp.validate()

Checks: absorber potential (ipot=0) exists, atoms reference valid potentials, no duplicate ipot values, atomic numbers in range, and more.

Running Calculations

Simple (Recommended)

# From file path — validates input automatically
result = feff10.run("feff.inp", "./work")

# From FeffInput object
result = feff10.run(inp, "./work")

Full Control

config = feff10.FeffConfig("./work", inp)
result = feff10.FeffPipeline(config).run()

for sr in result.stages:
    print(f"{sr.stage.executable_name}: {sr.duration_secs:.3f}s")
print(f"Total: {result.total_duration_secs:.3f}s")

Running Specific Stages

config = feff10.FeffConfig(
    "./work", inp,
    stages=[feff10.Stage.RDINP, feff10.Stage.POT, feff10.Stage.XSPH],
)

Progress Callbacks

def on_progress(stage, progress):
    if progress.kind == "starting":
        print(f"  Running {stage.executable_name}...", end="", flush=True)
    else:
        print(f" done ({progress.duration_secs:.2f}s)")

result = feff10.FeffPipeline(config).run_with_progress(on_progress)

Pipeline Stages

FEFF10 has 18 stages, each a separate computational step:

for stage in feff10.Stage.all():
    print(f"{stage.executable_name} (control index {stage.control_index})")

Parsing Output

Reading xmu.dat

result = feff10.run("feff.inp", "./work")
xmu = result.read_xmu()            # convenience on PipelineResult
outputs = result.outputs()         # discover all *.dat outputs

print(xmu.ncols)    # number of columns
print(xmu.nrows)    # number of data points
print(xmu.header)   # comment lines from file header
print(xmu)          # shows first 5 rows
print(len(outputs.files))

Discovering and parsing multiple outputs

outputs = feff10.FeffOutputs.discover("./work")
for f in outputs.files:
    print(f.kind, f.name)

chi = outputs.read_chi()
paths = outputs.read_paths()
print(paths.npaths, paths.total_degeneracy())

Accessing Columns

energy = xmu.column(0)  # or xmu[0]
mu = xmu.column(3)      # or xmu[3]
last = xmu[-1]           # negative indexing

for col in xmu:          # iterate over columns
    print(f"{len(col)} points")

Comparing Spectra

calculated = feff10.FeffTable.from_file("./work/xmu.dat")
reference = feff10.FeffTable.from_file("reference_xmu.dat")

rsq = calculated.r_squared(reference, col_x=0, col_y=3)
print(f"R-squared = {rsq*100:.4f}%")  # lower is better

Pandas Integration

pip install 'feff10-rs[pandas]'

df = xmu.to_dataframe()
print(df.describe())

Error Handling

try:
    result = feff10.FeffPipeline(config).run()
except feff10.FeffPipelineError as e:
    print(f"Pipeline failed: {e}")
except feff10.FeffConfigError as e:
    print(f"Configuration error: {e}")
except feff10.FeffParseError as e:
    print(f"Parse error: {e}")
except feff10.FeffIOError as e:
    print(f"I/O error: {e}")

Exception hierarchy:

• FeffError — base exception
  • FeffIOError — file I/O errors
  • FeffParseError — input/output parsing errors
  • FeffPipelineError — pipeline execution errors
  • FeffConfigError — configuration validation errors

GIL Behavior

Both run() and run_with_progress() release the Python GIL during FEFF stage execution, allowing other Python threads to run concurrently.

API Summary

Function / Class	Description
run(input, work_dir)	Run a FEFF calculation (accepts file path, raw text, or FeffInput)
validate(input)	Validate input without running (accepts file path, raw text, or FeffInput)
FeffInput	Parse, create, modify, and write feff.inp files
Potential	Scattering potential (ipot, Z, tag, l_scmt, l_fms, stoich)
Atom	Atomic position (x, y, z, ipot, tag, distance)
FeffConfig	Calculation configuration (work_dir, input, stages, timeout)
Stage	Pipeline stage enum (18 stages: RDINP through RHORRP)
FeffPipeline	Execute FEFF calculations with optional progress callbacks
PipelineResult	Execution results (stages, work_dir, total_duration_secs)
StageResult	Per-stage timing (stage, duration_secs)
StageProgress	Progress callback data (kind, duration_secs)
FeffTable	Parse xmu.dat output with column access and pandas integration
PathsDat	Parse structured paths.dat path-expansion output
FeffOutputs	Discover and read output files from a work directory

License

MIT or Apache-2.0. The FEFF10 Fortran source is under its own license.

Links

• Source Code
• FEFF10 (upstream Fortran)
• Rust crate (feff10-sys)