Re: [Pytables-users] Compression and Indexing in PyTables

[Francesc A. <fa...@gm...>]

On 7/28/13 9:24 AM, David Reed wrote:
> Hi there,  I was wondering if there any nice tutorials that show the 
> different compression options such as zlib, bzo, etc. and how to 
> actually use them with my tables.
>
> There seems to be a lot of good information describing the performance 
> increase under the Optimization Tips section, but I don't see any 
> clear way of actually doing this.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something.

Well, the compression options are part of the more general Filters 
helper class:

http://pytables.github.io/usersguide/libref/helper_classes.html#the-filters-class

This stems from the fact that in HDF5 a compressor is just like another 
data filter.

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Francesc Alted