What’s new in PyTables 1.3.2

Author:

Francesc Altet

Contact:

faltet@carabos.com

Author:

Ivan Vilata i Balaguer

Contact:

ivilata@carabos.com

This document details the modifications to PyTables since version 1.2. Its main purpose is help you ensure that your programs will be runnable when you switch from PyTables 1.2 to PyTables 1.3.2.

API additions

• The Table.Cols accessor has received a new __setitem__() method that allows doing things like:

  table.cols[4] = record
  table.cols.x[4:1000:2] = array   # homogeneous column
  table.cols.Info[4:1000:2] = recarray   # nested column
  

Backward-incompatible changes

• None

Deprecated features

• None

API refinements

• Table.itersequence() has changed the default value for the sort parameter. It is now false by default, as it is not clear if this actually accelerates the iterator, so it is better to let the user do the proper checks (if interested).

Bug fixes (affecting API)

• None

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Enjoy data!

—The PyTables Team