by Michael Hoffman
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Genomedata is both a format for efficient storage of multiple tracks of numeric data anchored to a genome and a python interface to genomic datasets. The file format allows fast random access to hundreds of gigabytes of data, while retaining a small disk space footprint. We have also developed utilities to load data into this format.
Specifically, the genomedata package provides access to genome-scale data, either using an HDF5 container or a bigWig file.
.. _HDF5: http://www.hdfgroup.org/ .. _bigWig: http://www.genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/bigWig.html
Please see the following URL (and linked documentation) for information, installation, and support: https://hoffmanlab.org/proj/genomedata/
Live documentation based on this repository can be found on Read the Docs_.
.. _Read the Docs: http://genomedata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Genomedata is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Genomedata is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.