File Formats and Protocols

Read and write common data formats.

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Text formats for config and data exchange.

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Compact, typed, fast formats for big or high-throughput data.

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NetCDF, FITS, DICOM, MAT files, Touchstone, Gerber and STEP.

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`pickle` saves arbitrary Python objects but can execute code when loaded.

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