Introduction	Organisation of the code	Available imports/exports	CCPN "Resonances"	Example Python scripts

The FormatConverter consists of a set of Python scripts that can read NMR data files (e.g. shifts, restraints) into the CCPN framework and write out NMR data files from the CCPN framework.

Basic usage

The FormatConverter can read your NMR data files (e.g. shifts, restraints) and make a CCPN project from them. Once your data is in a CCPN project, it is highly organised and its meaning is unambiguous. It can also be directly used for deposition at the PDBe.

There are two main ways to access the FormatConverter

• Web service: Requires a recent web browser.
• Easy to use but only works for a limited set of formats
• Cannot handle user interaction to clear up ambiguities in the data.
• Documentation is available.


• Local install: Requires Python2.5 (or later) and the Tkinter Tcl/Tk module.
• The latest version is available from CCPN (use latest format2.x.y.tar.gz file).
• Allows access to the full functionality, either via the graphical user interface or directly with Python scripts.

FormatConverter is freely available under a Lesser Gnu Public License (LGPL). Both the CCPN framework and the FormatConverter are hosted at SourceForge. Finally, if you encounter problems, email the CcpNmr mailing list.