rustfrc 1.1.3

Fast utility functions useful for Fourier Ring/Shell Correlation: binom_split, pois_gen, square_abs.

rustfrc

rustfrc is a Python package with some fast Rust functions that are using when performing Fourier Ring Correlation (FRC) computations for resolution determination in microscopy (specifically optical nanoscopy). It is in development for use in a Bachelor end project for the TU Delft in the period 2021-2022.

Since rustfrc contains compiled (Rust) extensions and is not pure Python, it is not available for all platforms, but only for those with available compiled wheels or a Rust toolchain and maturin support (see below). They are available for Windows (x86_64), macOS (x86_64 and universal2, which includes Apple Silicon) and Linux (x86_64). However, since Rust and Python are supported on many platforms, it is not difficult to compile for other platforms (see below).

Features

Currently, rustfrc does not have many features. The primary one is binom_split(x: ndarray) -> ndarray which samples binomial (n, 0.5) with n as the array element value. The operation is fully parallelized and somewhere between 3-10x faster than sampling using NumPy.

Furthermore, there are also (since version 1.1) sqr_abs(a: ndarray) -> ndarray and pois_gen(lam: float, shape: tuple[int, ...]) -> ndarray.

sqr_abs computes the element-wise norm and square of a complex array, while pois_gen generates an array of the specified size using the Poisson distribution and a single parameter λ.

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or greater
• NumPy 1.18 or greater

Installation

You can most easily install rustfrc as follows:

pip install rustfrc

However, for an optimal Python experience, use poetry and install it using poetry add rustfrc.

From source (using maturin)

rustfrc uses poetry as its Python dependency manager. For best results, create a poetry virtualenv (be sure to install virtualenv as a systems package) with the pyproject.toml and run poetry update to install the required packages. Installing maturin manually should also work. It is also necessary to have a Rust toolchain installed on your computer. Rust can be easily installed using rustup.

Build a wheel file like this (if using poetry, append poetry run before the command) from the project directory:

maturin build --release

If you want to choose which versions of Python to build for, you can write e.g. maturin build --release -i python3.9 python3.8 python3.7. Here, for example 'python3.7' should be an available Python command installed on your computer.

This generates .whl files in /target/wheels. Then, create a Python environment of your choosing (with numpy ^1.18 and python ^3.7), drop the .whl file in it and run pip install <.whl filename>, for example: pip install rustfrc-0.1.0-cp39-none-win_amd64.whl. Then, use import rustfrc in your Python script to be able to use the Rust functions. This should be generally valid for all platforms. The only real requirement is the availability of a Rust toolchain and Python for your platform.

Take a look at PyO3 for other installation options as the only true requirement for building is using a tool that understands PyO3 bindings, as those are used in the Rust code.

Manylinux

If you want to build .whl files that are compatible with a wide range of Linux distributions and can be uploaded to PyPI, using a manylinux container is necessary.

This example assumes a manylinux2014 (x86_64) target, using other docker base images should work to compile for other targets. Go into the rustfrc/docker directory and run:

docker pull quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
docker build --no-cache -t tmtenbrink/manylinux2014-rustfrc --build-arg PY_ABI=cp39-cp39 .

After the image is built, run it as a container:

docker run -it tmtenbrink/manylinux2014-rustfrc

The repository should now be installed at /opt/rustfrc, with its dependencies and maturin installed. Then follow the same steps as above, but when the wheels are built run the following, which should resolve any issues:

find . -name '*.whl' -exec auditwheel repair {} \;

The complete wheel files can now be found in a /wheelhouse directory.

Take a look at the GitHub Actions for this project for an idea of how to automate this.