PyRank

File Format Python Packages

Python packages with the GitHub topic file-format. Sorted by monthly downloads, with stars and forks.
scikit-hep
uproot

ROOT I/O in pure Python and NumPy.

744K 270 105
WilliamSmithEdward
pyopenvba

Pure-Python reader/writer for VBA macros embedded in Excel / PowerPoint / Word / Access files. Zero dependencies, deterministic round-trip, safe on protected and signed projects.

38K 48 4
scikit-hep
uproot3

ROOT I/O in pure Python and NumPy.

36K 313 65
Fusion-Power-Plant-Framework
eqdsk

g-eqdsk reading and writing with identification and conversion between COCOS versions

30K 9 7
glotzerlab
gsd

Read and write GSD files for use with HOOMD-blue.

26K 32 10
floyernick
fleep

File format determination library for Python

25K 261 37
nanoporetech
lib-pod5

Pod5: a high performance file format for nanopore reads.

20K 179 41
limix
pandas-plink

PLINK reader for Python.

16K 90 24
ladisk
pyuff

Read and write UFF/UNV (Universal File Format) files in Python.

16K 70 41
HDFGroup
h5json

Specification and tools for representing HDF5 in JSON

15K 81 26
bihealth
vcfpy

Python 3 library with good support for both reading and writing VCF

15K 112 24
open2c
cooler

A cool place to store your Hi-C

14K 245 62
NeuroJSON
bjdata

Binary JSON (BJData/UBJSON) Support for Python

13K 2 3
nanoporetech
pod5

Pod5: a high performance file format for nanopore reads.

10K 179 41
bnelair
mef3io

MEF 3.0 read/write - one C++ core with Python and MATLAB bindings. ~7-8× faster than the legacy pymef/mef_tools stack.

10K 0 0
cgohlke
lfdfiles

Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) file formats.

7K 12 5
cgohlke
fbdfile

Read FLIMbox data and related files (FBD, FBF, and FBS.XML).

5K 2 1
phierceweb
logicxkit

Read and change Logic Pro projects from the command line without opening Logic: tracks, regions, the mixer, plug-in settings and MIDI, in one project or across a batch.

5K 4 1
Sigilweaver
openyxdb

Maintained fork of Alteryx's open-source C++ YXDB library.

4K 5 0
TI-Toolkit
tivars

A Python library for interacting with TI-(e)z80 (82/83/84 series) calculator files

4K 29 3
bitplane
rars

RAR implementation in Rust

3K 84 10
DrunkOnJava
rvt

Clean-room reader for Autodesk Revit files (.rvt/.rfa/.rte/.rft) without Revit: metadata and schema of 2016-2026 files, typed elements with measured geometry from 2024 and 2025 projects, exported as IFC4, glTF and plan SVG. Rust, Python, WebAssembly. Apache-2.0.

3K 34 14
demos-ra
mtsv

TSV with sheets, registered as an IETF draft — Python library and command converting Excel, ODS, CSV, SQLite, Parquet and Arrow

3K 0 0
scikit-hep
uproot4

ROOT I/O in pure Python and NumPy.

3K 270 106