yt-idefix 0.16.0

An extension module for yt, adding a frontend for Idefix

yt_idefix

A maturing yt frontend for Idefix and Pluto (vtk), packaged as an extension for yt.

Installation

python -m pip install yt_idefix

Usage

After importing yt itself, make sure to activate the extension

import yt
import yt_idefix

Now yt.load will be able to read Pluto/Idefix .vtk output files, as well as Idefix .dmp dump files.

Experimental features

Seamless plugin support

new in yt 4.2 (unreleased) + yt_idefix 0.16

yt>=4.2 supports automatic loading for external frontends, i.e., the extra import line (import yt_idefix) will not be needed with this version.

This feature is marked as experimental until yt 4.2.0 is released. In the mean time, this feature can be enabled by installing yt from source as, i.e.,

python -m pip install git+https://github.com/yt-project/yt.git

Strecthed grids support

new in yt 4.1 + yt_idefix 0.12

• yt_idefix>=0.12.0 natively supports yt.SlicePlot for streched grids
• yt>=4.1.0 is required from yt.ProjectionPlot

Streched grids support is considered experimental as of yt 4.1

Deprecated features

will be removed in yt_idefix 1.0

yt_idefix ships a specialized loader function for datasets with streched grids yt_idefix.load_stretched. This function is only provided as a workaround 4.0.x limitations, but it's highly limited itself:

• no field magic (no aliasing, or dimensionalization, or automatic derived field generation)
• no lazy loading (all data has to reside in memory)
• projections are not supported
• only supports vtk outputs (not dumps)