calculate_memory_ratio#

HDF5Widget.calculate_memory_ratio(path)#

Calculate the memory ratio.

Finds a critical dimension, dim_crit, in bytes for the dataset selected and then calculates and returns memory_ratio: the ratio of dim_crit to the available memory on the sytem.

Parameters:
pathSTR

Path to a dataset within self.hdf.

Returns:
Float

The ratio of the critical dimension of the dataset selected, in bytes, to the available memory on the sytem.