On Feb 20, 7:47 pm, deadpickle <deadpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to use the python module "netcdf4-python" to read a netcdf > file. So far I'm trying to do the basics and just open the script: > > from netCDF4 import Dataset > rootgrp = Dataset('20060402-201025.netcdf', 'r', > format='NETCDF3_CLASSIC') > print rootgrp.file_format > rootgrp.close() > > when I do this I get the exit code error (when I run in Scite): > > >pythonw -u "netcdf_test.py" > >Exit code: -1073741819 > > or Python stops responding (in windows cmd). > > I'm not sure what is wrong so if anyone as any ideas I would gladly > send you the netcdf file to try. Thanks.
If the file is really of NetCDF3 format, scipy.io.netcdf should work. Replace netCDF4.Dataset(filename,'r',format='NETCDF3_CLASSIC') with scipy.io.netcdf.netcdf_open(filename,'r') --Matt Newville -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list