jupyterlab-hdf 0.1.0a0

A Jupyter Notebook server extension that provides APIs for fetching hdf5 contents and data. Built on h5py.

# jupyterlab-hdf5

Open and explore HDF5 files in Jupyterlab.


Currently in late alpha. Basic functionality has been achieved!

## Installation

For a development install (currently the only option), do the following in the repository directory:

`bash pip install . jlpm build:dev `

To watch for/rebuild on changes to this extension’s source code, run:

`bash jlpm run build:watch `

## What’s in this extension

This extension has two parts: an hdf5 filebrowser, and an hdf5 dataset file type.

### HDF5 Filebrowser

Allows you to navigate an .hdf5 file’s groups as though they were directories in a filesystem. Any .hdf5 file on a user’s system can be opened by entering its path (relative to the Jupyterlab home directory) in the box at the top of the browser.

### HDF5 dataset file type

When you open a dataset using the hdf5 filebrowser, a document will open that displays the contents of the dataset via a grid.

## Status of the latest version

• filebrowser

  • works well, and allows you to open datasets via a double click. Some minor UI issues remain (mostly with the breadcrumbs and the .hdf5 path input box).

• dataset file type - currently, only the first 100x100 chunk of a dataset will load. The next goal of development is to enable dynamic loading of the rest of a dataset’s chunks.