ptdump(1)

ptdump1

Lets you dig into the contents of a pytables file.

Usage

ptdump [-dvacih] [-R start,stop,step] file [:nodepath]

Overview

Allows you look into the contents of your PyTables files. It lets you see not only the data but also the metadata (that is, the structure and additional information in the form of attributes).

Options

A summary of options is included below.

-d

Dump data information on leaves.

-v

Dump more metainformation on nodes.

-a

Show attributes in nodes (only useful when -v or -d are active).

-c

Show info of columns in tables (only useful when -v or -d are active).

-i

Show info of indexed column (only useful when -v or -d are active).

-R start,stop,step

Select a range of rows in the form "start,stop,step" for all leaves.

-h

Print help on usage.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0–8
  4. 9–13

-c since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); -i since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

Author

This manual page was written by Francesc Altet <[email protected]>.

From python3-tables 3.10.2-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.