the swick docs#
Do you work with SWC files?#
If you do, you’ve probably found that even simple tasks—finding a disconnected node, adjusting positions, combining structures—can become a slog.
The goal of swick is to simplify these tasks and make working with SWC files downright fun.
Never heard of them?#
The SWC format is a popular way to represent neuron structures. It essentially defines a list of nodes, each with a three-dimensional position, size, type, and at most one parent node.
If you’d like to learn more about the format itself, NeuronLand’s specification is a great place to start.
You can also find hundreds of thousands of publicly available reconstructions on NeuroMorpho.org.
Let’s get started.#
To install swick, you’ll first need Python installed and available.
Once you have Python ready, head on over to the User Guide to get started.