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）、肌电图（EMG），在常规护理过程中生成。这些信号蕴含着有助于洞悉健康潜在状况的信息。对生理数据的有效处理与分析，需借助专业软件。Python 编程语言下的波形数据库（WFDB）包，为一套用于读取、写入及处理生理信号与标注的工具库。该包的核心组件，与原始的 C 语言 WFDB 软件规范有着松散的对应关系。我们的目标是尽可能地实现 WFDB 的核心功能，并配备用户友好的 API。随着时间的推移，还将不断添加新的功能。