yprov4dv 1.0.4

yProv4DV (Data Visualization) is a python utility which allows for packaging of code, inputs and outputs of data visualization scripts. Once integrated, it will produce a zip file which includes all information necessary for reproducibility of the current script, including a copy of the files used.

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yProv4DV

yProv4DV (Data Visualization) is a python utility which allows for packaging of code, inputs and outputs of data visualization scripts. Once integrated, it will produce a zip file which includes all information necessary for reproducibility of the current script, including a copy of the files used. This library is part of the yProv framework, which means it can also produce W3C-prov compliant files useful for interpretability and reproducibility.

Installation

pip install yprov4dv

Example

Inside the examples folder is contained an example of a simple data visualization script in python. It is already integrated with the yProv4DV library, and can be run with the prompt:

python ./examples/simple.py

This execution will create:

• The prov directory (which is customizable) and will hold all the information for the current execution, so inputs, outputs and source code (src), all in their respective folders. Additionally, in the same directory, the library creates a set of provenance files, containing a description of the current execution (in .json, dot and svg formats).
• prov.zip: containining all the aforementioned information in a zipped RO-Crate.

Customization

To keep the number of yprov4dv calls to a minimum, the customization of the library behaviour can be changed using environment variables. All possible fields are listed below:

• YPROV4DS_PROVENANCE_DIRECTORY: (str) changes where the inputs, outputs and code directory are stored;
• YPROV4DS_PREFIX: (str) changes the prefix given to fields in the provenance document;
• YPROV4DS_RUN_NAME: (str) changes the run name inside the provenance file;
• YPROV4DS_CREATE_JSON_FILE: (True or False) whether the json file is created or not;
• YPROV4DS_CREATE_DOT_FILE: (True or False) whether the dot file is created or not, cannot be True if YPROV4DS_CREATE_JSON_FILE is False;
• YPROV4DS_CREATE_SVG_FILE: (True or False) whether the svg file is created or not, cannot be True if YPROV4DS_CREATE_JSON_FILE or YPROV4DS_CREATE_DOT_FILE are False;
• YPROV4DS_CREATE_RO_CRATE: (True or False) whether the ro-crate zip is created or not;
• YPROV4DS_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE: (str) changes the default namespace inside the provenance file
• YPROV4DS_VERBOSE: (True or False),

For an example, run:

python ./examples/customized.py