minplascalc 1.0.1

A simple set of tools for doing calculations of thermal plasma compositions relevant to metallurgical problems using Python 3

A simple set of tools in Python 3 for doing calculations of thermal plasma compositions relevant to metallurgical problems.

Quinn Reynolds, MINTEK Pyrometallurgy Division, 2018-present

What is this repository for?

• You’re here because you want to calculate plasma compositions, thermodynamics, and physical and radiative properties. This package will do most of those things for LTE plasmas, to varying degrees of fidelity.

• Version v1.0.1.

Quick start

• Simply install the package with pip install minplascalc.

• You should now be able to run the example scripts in the examples directory.

• The package is still in development, so expect bugs and changes.

Documentation

A full set of documentation is available online at https://quinnreynolds.github.io/minplascalc/.

Workflow for developers/contributors

• First, clone the repository. You’ll get the package and some test drivers.

• Since we are using uv, install it by following instructions on their website.

• Run uv sync --python 3.13 to create a virtual environment at .venv, with python 3.13 and all the necessary dependencies.

• To test if the package is working, run uv run pytest. All tests should pass.

Next time, you just need to activate the virtual environment with

• (macOs and Linux) source .venv/bin/activate.

• (Windows) .venv\Scripts\activate.

Before pushing to GitHub, run the following commands:

1. Update dependencies with just update-env.

2. Run quality assurance checks (code linting) checks with just qa.

3. Run type checks with just type-check.

4. Run unit tests with just tests.

5. Run unit tests with coverage and generate a badge with just tests-cov.

6. Build the documentation with just build-docs.

Contribution guidelines

• Writing tests: TBC

• Code review: TBC

• Other guidelines: TBC

Who do I talk to?

• [e-mail]

References

• List of references are available at the reference section.

• To add a reference, add a new entry to the docs/references/_bibliography.rst file.

Science behind the code

A brief overview of the science behind the code is available at the Background/Theory section.