updated readme

README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
-# python_cpp_example
+# creader
 
-Minimal example building a C++ python extension. 
+Small python package to read cluster and raw files 
 
-Useful links:
- * [Using NumPy C-API](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/user/c-info.html)
+## Getting started
+
+Run
+```bash
+export PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH
+make 
+```
+And then have a look at the examples:
+
+- [Reading cluster files](examples/ClusterFile.ipynb)
 
 
-### Build instructions
+## Build instructions
 
 **Simplified build using make** 
 ```bash
 $ make #build c extension inplace
 ```
 
+Check what is available
 ```
 $ make help
 clean                Remove the build folder and the shared library
@@ -65,3 +74,7 @@ $ export CREADER_TEST_DATA=/mnt/sls_det_storage/moench_data/cluster_reader_test/
 $ make test
 
 ```
+
+## Useful links:
+ * [Using NumPy C-API](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/user/c-info.html)
+ * [Extending Python with C](https://docs.python.org/3/extending/extending.html)

examples/ClusterFile.ipynb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  "cells": [
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "id": "cc37377b",
+   "id": "8e4c3dd9",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
     "# Using ClusterFile"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 1,
-   "id": "5dcb9f4e",
+   "id": "38941595",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "id": "a1f27bec",
+   "id": "bc0ae735",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
     "## Read clusters from file and plot a histogram\n",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 6,
-   "id": "45482025",
+   "id": "e69f82da",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     "xmax = 1e4\n",
     "hist1 = bh.Histogram(bh.axis.Regular(n_bins, xmin, xmax))\n",
     "\n",
+    "# Read clusters and fill the histogram with pixel values\n",
     "with ClusterFile(path/fname, chunk = 10000) as f:\n",
     "    for clusters in f:\n",
     "        hist1.fill(clusters['data'].flat)\n",
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
-   "id": "a2973368",
+   "id": "f7fd30b5",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": []