stko 2024.10.12.0

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maintainers:

andrewtarzia, lukasturcani

documentation:

https://stko-docs.readthedocs.io

discord:

https://discord.gg/zbCUzuxe2B

Overview

stko is a Python library which allows for the optimisation and property calculation of molecules constructed using the library stk https://github.com/lukasturcani/stk. There is a Discord server for stk, which can be joined through https://discord.gg/zbCUzuxe2B.

Installation

To get stko, you can install it with pip:

pip install stko

Some optional dependencies are only available through conda:

# for OpenMM and espaloma charge
mamba install openff-toolkit openmm openmmtools dgl
# for xtb
mamba install xtb
# for openbabel
mamba install openbabel
# for mdanalysis
mamba install mdanalysis

Examples

We are constantly trying to add examples to the examples/ directory and maintain examples in the doc strings of Calculator and Optimizer classes.

examples/basic_examples.py highlights basic optimisation with rdkit, openbabel and xtb (if you have xtb available).

How To Contribute

If you have any questions or find problems with the code, please submit an issue.

If you wish to add your own code to this repository, please send us a Pull Request. Please maintain the testing and style that is used throughout `stko.

How To Cite

If you use stko please cite

https://github.com/JelfsMaterialsGroup/stko

Acknowledgements

We developed this code when working in the Jelfs group, http://www.jelfs-group.org/, whose members often provide very valuable feedback, which we gratefully acknowledge.