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Advanced Scientific Data Format

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
data

Research direction

Start by reading the linked ASDF feature documentation and compare its package and array-record model with the wfdb-python repository. The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; done would require defining the integration scope and confirming whether ASDF is a suitable option for WFDB file packages.

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Description

Note to investigate Advanced Scientific Data Format. See https://asdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/asdf/features.html for documentation on the format.

It seems like ASDF it might be an option for creating file packages that contain human readable header information and an associated collection of array records.

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