Waveform Database Software Package (WFDB) for Python

Physiological waveforms - such as electrocardiograms (ECG), electroencephalograms (EEG), electromyograms (EMG) - are generated during the course of routine care. These signals contain information that can be used to understand underlying conditions of health. Effective processing and analysis of physiological data requires specialized software. The waveform-database (WFDB) package for Python is a library of tools for reading, writing, and processing physiological signals and annotations, written in the Python programming language. Core components of the Python package are loosely based on the specifications of the original C-language WFDB software. We aim to implement as many of the core WFDB features as possible, with user-friendly APIs. Additional features are added over time.

生理波形，诸如心电图（ECG）、脑电图（EEG）以及肌电图（EMG），在常规护理过程中产生。这些信号蕴含着可用于洞察健康潜在状况的信息。对生理数据的有效处理与分析，亟需专用软件的支持。Python版本的波形数据库（WFDB）包，是一套用于读取、写入及处理生理信号与注释的工具库，由Python编程语言编写而成。Python包的核心组件，松散地基于原始C语言WFDB软件的规范。我们的目标是尽可能实现WFDB的核心功能，并提供用户友好的API。随着时间的推移，还将不断添加新的功能。