The European Data Format (EDF) is a simple and flexible format for exchange and storage of multi-channel biological and physical signals.
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How to read edf data in Python 3
How can I read edf data using Python? I want to analyze data of a edf file, but I cannot read it using pyEDFlib. It threw the error OSError: The file is discontinous and cannot be read and I'm not sure why.

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Is there an existing way to import EDF files into R?
I have some European Data Format (EDF) files that I would like to import into R.
There are some Python libraries for parsing EDF files and the EDF spec is available, so I know it's possible, but I would avoid writing code if I could.
Does there…

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Using pyedflib to write csv to EDF+
Wanted to know is it possible to just directly read in data from csv file and print everything into a EDF file using PYEDFLIB? The biggest challenge is that PYEDFLIB code on their website doesnt support large Data
Link for reference about pyedflib…

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How can I read edf.event file with python?
I have a .edf file that I can read with "pyedflib" with the code given below. The code is basically taking .edf file and converting it to numpy array. The array shape is 65*20000.
file = pyedflib.EdfReader(file_name)
n =…

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transform .EDF file on Python in .txt
I need to read data from an .EDF using Python file and save it in .txt format.
I found a python library that does this, but while it is running, an error occurs. I just started learning Python.
I ask you to help me!
Link to .EDF file conversion code…

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python How to mute MNE warnings
I'm using rapid loading of .edf files using the mne package. The problem is that the package is warning all the time and fills my screen with red warnings and it's disturbing my work.
How can I mute those warnings please?
Warning…

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I am getting Error in python array while reading EDF file. why?
I am getting the following traceback from the code below:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/shafi/anaconda3/envs/NEW37/Lib/encodings/EDFreadingchina.py", line 36, in
sigbufs=upload_brain_wave_file()
File…

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Reading EDF+ Files in C#
How can I read EDF+ Files in C# ?
I cannot find any idea on the internet, only with java or other languages.
For C# I only find libaries who can read simple EDF only, but I need to read annotations as well.

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Android App running into java.lang.OutOfMemoryError while EDF file parsing
I have searched around for simmilar topics but could not find anything related to EDF files and Out of memory error together.
So, here is my problem:
I am developing an Android app in Android studio which browses files, selects an '.edf' file and…

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Python: How do I find out if a computer where I am running a program uses European Decimals or not
I wrote a program for Python that reads a csv file in pandas, and then does some analysis. Unfortunately some friends that are using my program use European computers, as such their csv files use the comma (,) to delimiter decimals, while I use the…

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Is it possible to use EEG Library for CSV to EDF
I found this link (https://github.com/lsilva6851/EDF/blob/master/edf2csv.py), which converts EDF to CSV. How would one convert CSV to EDF?

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Import .edf file directly from online archive in python
Using pyedflib to import edf files, is it possible to import datasets directly from their source? Or is it always necessary to download data and import locally?
for example, I would like to do…

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Pyedflib error reading signal
I have a collection of EDF files containing EEG signal data. I am using pyedflib to access the files, however I am frequently having difficulty reading signals from some of the files. Basically, there are a number of files for which I get arrays of…

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Saving a transformed .bdf file
I used MATLAB R2011b and EEGLab 13.4.3b to load a Biosemi .bdf file (EEG recording) that includes several spurious triggers. The position of triggers is stored in header.BDF.Trigger.POS and the trigger type is in header.BDF.Trigger.TYP.
After…

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Adding new header fields to EDF files
I have a EDF file to which I need to add some extra header fields. For example, I want to add these two new fields.
header.startFrame=1 and header.endFrame=10;
But when I create these two fields in the header structure, the lab_write_edf from the…

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