GeoWGS84 MrSID Decoder

Package Name: mrsiddecodetest
Author: Vibudh Bhatnagar
Platform: Windows (64-bit)
Python Version: >= 3.8

GeoWGS84 MrSID Decoder is a lightweight Python Installer.
It allows you to extract metadata from .sid files and decode them into common raster formats.

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📦 Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install mrsiddecodetest

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⚙️ Requirements

• Windows 64-bit (win_amd64)
• Python 3.8 or higher
• No external SDK installation required (binaries included)

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📂 Supported Input Format

• .sid (MrSID raster format)

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🖼️ Supported Output Formats

You can decode .sid files into:

• GeoTIFF (.tif, .tiff)
• JPEG (.jpg)
• PNG (.png)
• BMP (.bmp)
• JPEG2000 (.jp2)
• NITF (.ntf)

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🚀 Usage

Basic Example

from mrsiddecodetest import decode, info 

input_file = r"input_folder\meg_cr20.sid"
output_file = r"output_folder\output_test.tif"

# Get metadata information
print(info(input_file))

# Decode to GeoTIFF
decode(input_file, output_file)

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📊 Extract Metadata Only

from mrsiddecodetest import info

metadata = info(r"E:\path\to\file.sid")

print("Width:", metadata.get("width"))
print("Height:", metadata.get("height"))
print("Bands:", metadata.get("bands"))
print("Projection:", metadata.get("projection"))

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🔄 Decode to Different Formats

➜ GeoTIFF

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.tif")

➜ JPEG

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.jpg")

➜ PNG

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.png")

➜ BMP

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.bmp")

➜ JPEG2000 (JP2)

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.jp2")

➜ NITF

decode(r"input.sid", r"output.ntf")

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🛡️ Error Handling Example

from mrsiddecodetest import decode, info

try:
    print(info("input.sid"))
    decode("input.sid", "output.tif")
    print("Decoding successful!")
except Exception as e:
    print("Error:", str(e))

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📝 Important Notes (Windows Users)

Always Use Raw Strings for Windows Paths

Correct:

r"E:\folder\file.sid"

OR

"E:\\folder\\file.sid"

Avoid:

"E:\folder\file.sid"

Recommended: Virtual Environment Setup

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
pip install mrsiddecodetest