Remove dependency to pytables

[fmaussion]

This package has been a pain since years, causing troubles everywhere (cc @facusapienza21 @JordiBolibar)

This will need a bit of detective work because its needed for pandas to open hdf files.

We also need to find another format to store tabular data instead - maybe parquet? To investigate.

[JordiBolibar]

This would be super high on our list. We've been having many issues with our Julia-Python interface, mainly due to OpenSSL and related dependencies changing in a recent Julia release. On the Python side this is impacting us mainly through pytables from OGGM. Facu has been following this recently, so he'll be able to comment more accurately. El dv., 13 de des. 2024, 21:10, Fabien Maussion ***@***.***> va escriure:

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This package has been a pain since years, causing troubles everywhere (cc @facusapienza21 <https://github.com/facusapienza21> @JordiBolibar <https://github.com/JordiBolibar>) This will need a bit of detective work because its needed for pandas to open hdf files. We also need to find another format to store tabular data instead - maybe parquet? To investigate. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1754>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAPOSV5RIU5TSR5XQHHNB6L2FM5M3AVCNFSM6AAAAABTSVCMNWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSG4ZTSMJTGQZDMNQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[fmaussion]

I discussed briefly with Facu.

I also wondered if you could also simply remove all dependency to OGGM (or python) by simply using its glacier directories without calling python at all. The few bits of logic that decide which data to download and open based on a RGI ID are trivial, and could be recoded in Julia in relatively little time. As long at julia knows how to download tar files and open them...

[JordiBolibar]

Yes, this would be the ideal solution. Today I briefly discussed this with the new postdoc at IGE working on ODINN. We should have a meeting about this next year when I'm back :) El dv., 13 de des. 2024, 21:43, Fabien Maussion ***@***.***> va escriure:

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I discussed briefly with Facu. I also wondered if you could also simply remove all dependency to OGGM (or python) by simply using its glacier directories without calling python at all. The few bits of logic that decide which data to download and open based on a RGI ID are trivial, and could be recoded in Julia in relatively little time. As long at julia knows how to download tar files and open them... — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1754 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAPOSV4OTBMNNGPK4XBEAXT2FNBINAVCNFSM6AAAAABTSVCMNWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNBSGMYDOOJVHE> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>