pyiron_base.interfaces.object module

The core class in pyiron, linking python to the database to file storage.

class pyiron_base.interfaces.object.HasDatabase(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: ABC

A base class for objects that are registered in pyiron’s database

# TODO: Flesh this class out so it actually gives us a good link to the database!

property database

save()

class pyiron_base.interfaces.object.HasStorage(*args, group_name=None, **kwargs)

Bases: HasHDF, ABC

A base class for objects that use HDF5 data serialization via the DataContainer class.

Unless you know what you are doing sub classes should pass the group_name argument to __init__() or override get_hdf_group_name() to force a default name for the HDF group the object should write itself to.

property storage: DataContainer

class pyiron_base.interfaces.object.PyironObject(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: HasStorage, HasDatabase, ABC

The fundamental pyiron object bringing together python objects, database identification, and data serialziation.