{"categories":[{"label":"Information Analysis","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-information-analysis/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"pdbufr reads BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data) files into Pandas DataFrames using the ecCodes library for decoding.","skillfed_tags":["meteorology","data-format","geoscience"],"use_cases":["Load weather station observations or satellite data stored in BUFR format into a Pandas DataFrame for statistical analysis.","Convert BUFR meteorological datasets to CSV or other tabular formats for downstream processing.","Integrate BUFR data ingestion into a data pipeline alongside other Pandas-based transformations.","Explore and validate BUFR file contents by reading them into a familiar tabular structure.","Combine multiple BUFR files into a single DataFrame for cross-dataset analysis."],"what_it_does":"pdbufr is a Python bridge between BUFR meteorological data files and Pandas DataFrames. It wraps the ecCodes library (ECMWF's standard BUFR decoder) to parse BUFR-format files\u2014a binary format widely used in weather and climate data distribution\u2014and load them into tabular form for analysis and manipulation in Pandas.\n\nThe package is designed for scientists, meteorologists, and data engineers working with atmospheric observations and forecasts. It handles the complexity of BUFR decoding internally, exposing a simple read function. The main runtime dependencies are attrs, eccodes, pandas, and pint (for unit handling). It supports Python 3.9 through 3.13 and is in active maintenance with recent releases.","worth_installing":"Yes. If you work with BUFR meteorological data, this is the standard Python tool for reading it into Pandas. Active maintenance, permissive license, low install friction, and no known vulnerabilities make it a solid choice. The main prerequisite is having eccodes available on your system, which is documented."},"id":"pdbufr","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pdbufr","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pdbufr.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pdbufr/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-02-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pdbufr","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Pandas reader for the BUFR format using ecCodes."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":76718,"position":14596,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.14.2"}