{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python wrapper for GDCM (Grassroots DICOM), a C++ library that reads, writes, and manipulates DICOM medical image files with support for multiple transfer syntaxes including JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG-LS, RLE, and deflated formats.","skillfed_tags":["medical-imaging","dicom","c-bindings"],"use_cases":["Read and extract pixel data and metadata from DICOM medical images in automated workflows.","Convert DICOM files between different transfer syntaxes or compression formats for interoperability.","Build medical imaging applications that need to validate or manipulate DICOM datasets programmatically.","Integrate DICOM file handling into research or clinical data processing pipelines.","Access DICOM standard definitions (Parts 3, 6, 7) as XML for validation or reference."],"what_it_does":"python-gdcm is an unofficial Python binding for GDCM, a mature C++ library for working with DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) files\u2014the standard format for medical imaging data. It lets you read, write, and manipulate DICOM datasets programmatically, handling multiple compression and encoding schemes (JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG-LS, RLE, deflated) and providing access to the DICOM standard definitions as XML.\n\nThe package is distributed as pre-compiled wheels for Python 3.9\u20133.13 across Linux, macOS, and Windows, eliminating the need to build from source in most cases. It has no runtime dependencies beyond the Python standard library, making it straightforward to integrate into medical imaging pipelines, research workflows, or healthcare IT systems that need to parse or generate DICOM files.","worth_installing":"Yes. python-gdcm is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, supports current Python versions (3.9\u20133.13), and offers pre-built wheels that minimize install friction. The Apache-2.0 license is permissive. Install it if you need to work with DICOM medical images in Python; the C++ bindings are mature and the library is production-stable."},"id":"python-gdcm","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-gdcm","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-gdcm.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-gdcm/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-11","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-gdcm","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Grassroots DICOM runtime libraries"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":560999,"position":6000,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.2.6"}