alterlab-zarr - Store and process chunked scientific arrays
Create, compress, read, and write chunked N-dimensional arrays across local or cloud storage with NumPy, Dask, and Xarray compatibility.
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Updated: 2026-10-06Typical Inputs
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What this skill does
- Create chunked arrays
- Read array slices
- Write array data
- Resize and append arrays
- Configure compression codecs
- Configure storage backends
- Create hierarchical groups
- Attach array metadata
- Use sharding for storage
- Consolidate storage metadata
- Perform parallel I/O
Inputs
- Array shapes
- Array data
- Chunk configurations
- Compression configurations
- Storage paths
- Storage backends
- Access patterns
- Cloud credentials
- Cloud project identifiers
Outputs
- Zarr arrays
- Zarr groups
- Compressed chunks
- NumPy arrays
- Array metadata
- Local storage changes
- Cloud storage changes
Requirements
- Python 3.11 or newer
- zarr package
- s3fs for S3 storage
- gcsfs for GCS storage
- Cloud storage credentials
