<i>iotbx.cif</i>: a comprehensive CIF toolbox

Richard J. Gildea(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Luc J. Bourhis(Durham University), Oleg V. Dolomanov(Durham University), Ralf W. Grosse‐Kunstleve(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Horst Puschmann(Durham University), Paul D. Adams(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Judith A. K. Howard(Durham University)
Journal of Applied Crystallography
October 28, 2011
Cited by 649Open Access
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Abstract

iotbx.cif is a new software module for the development of applications that make use of the CIF format. Comprehensive tools are provided for input, output and validation of CIFs, as well as for interconversion with high-level cctbx [Grosse-Kunstleve, Sauter, Moriarty & Adams (2002). J. Appl. Cryst.35, 126-136] crystallographic objects. The interface to the library is written in Python, whilst parsing is carried out using a compiled parser, combining the performance of a compiled language (C++) with the benefits of using an interpreted language.


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