zarr-developers/numcodecs

A Python package providing buffer compression and transformation codecs for use in data storage and communication applications.

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Numcodecs

Numcodecs is a Python package providing buffer compression and transformation codecs for use in data storage and communication applications.

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5.4/10

Maintained

3/10

Code review

7/10

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numcodecs

Latest release

0.17.0 · Sep 17, 2026

Releases this year

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Almar Klein

386 followers · starred Apr 2026

Michael Kuhn

54 followers · starred Jul 2024

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