wcxf 1.4.7

Python API and command line interface for the Wilson Coefficient exchange format

WCxf Python API and command line interface

This Python package provides a Python API and command line interface to perform the following operations on WCxf files (or dictionaries):

• validation against EFT and basis files,
• conversion between JSON and YAML,
• translation between different bases, and
• matching between different EFTs.

Installation

pip3 install wcxf

Command line interface

The CLI provides the following commands:

convert

usage: wcxf convert [-h] [--output [OUTPUT]] FORMAT [FILE]

Command line script to convert WCxf files between YAML and JSON.

positional arguments:
  FORMAT             Output format (should be yaml or json)
  FILE               Input file. If "-", read from standard input

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --output [OUTPUT]  Output file. If absent, print to standard output

translate

usage: wcxf translate [-h] [--output [OUTPUT]] [--format FORMAT] BASIS [FILE]

Command line script for basis translation of WCxf files.

positional arguments:
  BASIS              Output basis
  FILE               Input file. If "-", read from standard input

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --output [OUTPUT]  Output file. If absent, print to standard output
  --format FORMAT    Output format (default: json)

match

usage: wcxf match [-h] [--output [OUTPUT]] [--format FORMAT] EFT BASIS [FILE]

Command line script for matching of WCxf files.

positional arguments:
  EFT                Output EFT
  BASIS              Output basis
  FILE               Input file. If "-", read from standard input

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --output [OUTPUT]  Output file. If absent, print to standard output
  --format FORMAT    Output format (default: json)

validate

usage: wcxf validate [-h] TYPE [FILE]

Command line script for validation of WCxf files.

positional arguments:
  TYPE        Type of file to validate: should be 'eft', 'basis', or 'wc'
  FILE        Input file. If "-", read from standard input

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit