ThibaultCapelle/OPDx_read

OPDx_read

OPDx_read is a small package that reads the proprietary file format OPDx, that is used by Dektak profilometers, and returns numpy arrays

Installation

The installation is straightforward:

• clone the repository, by opening a command line and typing git clone git@github.com:ThibaultCapelle/OPDx_read.git

• enter the repository, by typing cd OPDx_read

• install the repository, by typing python setup.py install

Basic use

To use it, just open a python console, and type for instance, to extract 1D datas:

from OPDx_read.reader import DektakLoad
loader=DektakLoad(filename)
x,y=loader.get_data_1D()

or for 2D datas:

from OPDx_read.reader import DektakLoad
loader=DektakLoad(filename)
x,y,z=loader.get_data_2D()

If you want to extract metadatas, you can call:

metadatas=loader.get_metadata()

which returns a dictionnary of all the metadatas.