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# This example reads integer data from dset.h5 file into Python floatng buffers.
#
import h5py
import numpy as np
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# Open an existing file using default properties.
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file = h5py.File('dset.h5','r+')
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# Open "dset" dataset under the root group.
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dataset = file['/dset']
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# Initialize buffers,read and print data.
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# Python float type is 64-bit, one needs to use NATIVE_DOUBLE HDF5 type to read data. 
data_read64 = np.zeros((4,6,), dtype=float)
dataset.id.read(h5py.h5s.ALL, h5py.h5s.ALL, data_read64, mtype=h5py.h5t.NATIVE_DOUBLE)
print "Printing data 64-bit floating numbers..."
print data_read64

data_read32 = np.zeros((4,6,), dtype=np.float32)
dataset.id.read(h5py.h5s.ALL, h5py.h5s.ALL, data_read32, mtype=h5py.h5t.NATIVE_FLOAT)
print "Printing data 32-bit floating numbers..."
print data_read32
#
# Close the file before exiting
#
file.close()