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The `HDF5 library <http://www.hdfgroup.com/HDF5>`_ is a versatile,
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mature library designed for the storage
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of numerical data. The h5py package provides a simple, Pythonic interface to
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HDF5. A straightforward high-level interface allows the manipulation of
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HDF5 files, groups and datasets using established Python and NumPy metaphors.
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Additionally, the library offers a low-level interface which exposes the
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majority of the HDF5 C API in a Pythonic, object-oriented fashion. This
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interface is documented in the :ref:`low-level API reference <api_ref>`.