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 README pydt
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:Author: Angel Yanguas-Gil
:Contact: angel.yanguas@gmail.com
:Web site: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ayg/www/pydt.html
:Copyright: this document has been placed in the public domain

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About pydt
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pydt contains simple tools for handling numerical data files and perform
simple operations with them.

The current version includes the following features:

* It extracts data columns from files

* It extracts data points inside a given window

* It normalizes and shifts data columns

The utilities are contained in the package dtt. It also provides the
pydt script for command-line processing of data files


Installation and dependencies
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pydt only uses packages from the python standard library. To install
pydt the package distutils is required.

