Neurokit2
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- Science and research
- MIT
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NeuroKit2 provides a structured, method-aware approach to processing physiological signals such as ECG, EDA, and respiration. This skill enables researchers to build reproducible pipelines for preprocessing, event analysis, and complexity estimation while enforcing strict data contracts and version-pinned dependencies. It emphasizes the importance of documenting sampling rates, units, and preprocessing steps to ensure scientific rigor. The skill includes command-line helpers for signal inspection, synthetic data generation, and multimodal alignment, ensuring that researchers can validate their workflows before performing complex analyses.
What it does
- Automates physiological signal preprocessing, including cleaning and peak detection.
- Provides tools for multimodal alignment and event-related epoching.
- Calculates HRV, RSA, and various complexity/entropy metrics with parameter transparency.
- Validates data contracts, including sampling rates and unit consistency.
- Generates synthetic physiological data for testing and pipeline validation.
- Enforces reproducible environments using pinned library versions and locked dependencies.
When to use it
- When performing reproducible biosignal research using the NeuroKit2 Python library.
- When you need to validate signal alignment and preprocessing steps before statistical analysis.
- When you require a structured, auditable workflow for complex physiological metrics like HRV or RQA.
- When you need to generate synthetic physiological fixtures for testing analysis pipelines.
Advantages
- Ensures reproducibility through version-pinned workflows and explicit data contracts.
- Reduces errors in signal processing by enforcing strict unit and sampling rate validation.
- Provides clear, method-aware guidance for complex physiological analysis.
- Includes built-in helpers for common research tasks like epoch planning and signal inspection.
Usage examples
- “Run an ECG HRV pipeline on my recording.csv file.”
- The agent executes the ecg_hrv_pipeline.py script, performing cleaning, R-peak detection, and time/frequency domain HRV analysis, returning a summary of the results.
- “How do I align my ECG and EDA data for multimodal analysis?”
- The agent guides you through creating a JSON manifest to validate your streams, then uses the bio_process workflow to align and analyze the signals.
Install
Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/k-dense-ai/neurokit2/downloadUnzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:
mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip neurokit2.zip -d .agents/skills
Documentation by K-Dense Inc.
NeuroKit2
Scope and evidence cutoff
Use this skill for method-aware, reproducible biosignal research with NeuroKit2. The snapshot was checked on 2026-10-01 against:
stable PyPI 0.2.13, released 2026-03-02;
Python metadata (
>=3.10; classifiers 3.10–3.14) and wheel dependencies;GitHub release notes/tags,
NEWS.rst, source at tagv0.2.13;official API pages/examples (the live site identified itself as
0.2.13.dev214); andpinned 0.2.13 runtime signatures and synthetic output schemas.
The current wheel requires pandas<3.0.0. The refreshed core checks use Python 3.13,
NumPy 2.5.3, and pandas 2.3.3; forcing pandas 3 conflicts with upstream metadata.
API fragments below assume caller-provided arrays and imports. Optional MNE source
reconstruction, cvxEDA, EMD, and pyRQA paths are source-reviewed, not runtime-validated
by this refresh. Synthetic checks establish software behavior, not empirical validity.
The live documentation can be ahead of the stable wheel. Prefer the pinned runtime for reproducible work and name both versions if consulting development docs.
Boundary
NeuroKit2 is a research and educational toolbox. Do not present its output as:
a diagnosis, treatment recommendation, patient-monitoring decision, or alarm;
validation, certification, or regulatory evidence for a medical device; or
proof that a physiological construct is measured validly in a new sensor, protocol, environment, population, or disease group.
Validate acquisition hardware, electrode/optode placement, units, sampling and clock accuracy, preprocessing, detector/decomposition method, population, task, and outcomes for the intended study. Preserve raw data and an auditable exclusion log. Use deidentified local files only; do not place PHI in prompts, logs, examples, or bundled fixtures.
Reproducible installation
uv pip install "neurokit2==0.2.13"For optional features, create a uv project, add only the packages actually required at
reviewed exact versions, and commit/review the resulting uv.lock before
uv sync --locked. NeuroKit2 exposes an upstream full extra, but this skill
intentionally does not install that floating transitive set in an automated workflow.
Optional capabilities can require MNE, cvxopt, Plotly, PyEMD, pyRQA, Pillow, OpenCV,
or file readers. Record the resolved environment with the analysis. Provision any MNE
data/template download as an explicit, checksummed study input. Do not install a moving
development branch for a reproducible study.
Required data contract
Before processing, record:
signal identity and sensor/channel configuration;
native sampling rate in Hz and physical unit (or explicitly
arbitrary_unit);clock, timestamp origin, drift correction, and synchronization evidence;
polarity/orientation and acquisition-side filters/gain;
missing samples, discontinuities, saturation, flatlines, motion, and annotations;
whether event onsets are zero-based sample indices or seconds;
planned preprocessing order, methods, parameters, exclusions, and outputs; and
participant-level grouping needed to prevent leakage in later statistics.
Never infer units from a column name. Do not silently treat samples as milliseconds, volts, microsiemens, or arbitrary units.
Core workflow
1. Inspect before transforming
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/inspect_signal.py \
--input recording.csv --root . --deidentified \
--columns ECG,RSP,EDA --time-column time_s \
--units ECG=mV,RSP=a.u.,EDA=uSThe inspector is bounded and emits no row values or paths. Resolve non-monotonic time, duplicate samples, gaps, non-finite values, flat runs, and sampling-rate disagreement before filtering.
2. Preserve preprocessing order
Use this default reasoning order, adapting it to the acquisition and cited method:
preserve immutable raw signal and annotations;
verify time base, units, polarity, clipping, gaps, and artifacts;
segment at long gaps; only interpolate short gaps under a declared policy;
apply modality-specific cleaning at the native sampling rate;
detect peaks/onsets or decompose components;
inspect quality outputs and raw overlays;
correct peaks only with logged categories and sensitivity checks;
derive rates/features;
align continuous modalities on a declared common time grid; and
map event indices to that grid, epoch, baseline, and analyze.
Do not resample binary markers or peak-index arrays as ordinary continuous signals. Map their timestamps to the target grid. Filtering and interpolation can create edge artifacts and false precision; retain masks for padded, missing, and rejected regions.
3. Treat schemas as runtime observations
Return columns depend on NeuroKit2 version, function, method, signal availability, and analysis mode. Never claim that one column list is universal.
signals, info = nk.ecg_process(ecg, sampling_rate=250)
observed_schema = {
"columns": list(signals.columns),
"info_keys": sorted(info),
}Persist the observed schema with package version, method parameters, sampling rate, and quality/exclusion summary. Reference files list verified default schemas for 0.2.13, not guarantees for every method.
Current patterns
ECG, corrected peaks, and duration-aware HRV
In stable 0.2.13, ecg_process() performs cleaning, R-peak detection with
correct_artifacts=True, rate, default averageQRS quality, DWT delineation, and phase.
signals, info = nk.ecg_process(ecg, sampling_rate=250, method="neurokit")
time_hrv = nk.hrv_time(info, sampling_rate=250)Inspect ECG_R_Peaks_Uncorrected and ECG_fixpeaks_*; a corrected series is not
automatically a valid NN series. For frequency/nonlinear HRV, enforce metric-specific
duration and beat-count requirements. Five minutes is the conventional short-term
reference; ULF is a long-recording measure, and VLF interpretation from short records
is unsafe. Do not interpret LF/HF as a direct sympathovagal balance. PPG pulse-rate
variability is not interchangeable with ECG HRV.
Use the bounded pipeline:
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/ecg_hrv_pipeline.py \
--synthetic --sampling-rate 250 --duration 300 \
--domains time,frequency,nonlinearThe helper gates frequency analysis using the first-to-last corrected-peak span,
separately from recording duration. It uses Welch, 4 Hz interval interpolation, and
normalize=False; absolute band powers are in ms². Its numerical gates do not
establish valid NN intervals or adequate data for every returned metric. ULF remains
unsupported by this short-recording workflow; VLF needs separate justification.
EDA with explicit decomposition
The stable default eda_process(method="neurokit") uses high-pass tonic/phasic
decomposition, not cvxEDA. Choose and report decomposition explicitly:
clean = nk.eda_clean(eda, sampling_rate=100, method="neurokit")
components = nk.eda_phasic(clean, sampling_rate=100, method="highpass")
markers, info = nk.eda_peaks(
components["EDA_Phasic"],
sampling_rate=100,
method="neurokit",
amplitude_min=0.1,
)For neurokit/kim2004, amplitude_min is relative to the largest detected response;
it is not an absolute microsiemens threshold. Other supported detectors ignore that
argument, which the helper records explicitly. cvxEDA needs optional cvxopt.
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/eda_pipeline.py \
--synthetic --sampling-rate 100 --duration 60 \
--phasic-method highpass --peak-method neurokitEvents, epochs, and baseline
events_find() reports zero-based sample onsets; duration/spacing arguments are in
samples. epochs_create() takes epoch limits in seconds.
events = nk.events_find(trigger, threshold=0.5, duration_min=2)
epochs = nk.epochs_create(
signals,
events,
sampling_rate=100,
epochs_start=-0.2,
epochs_end=0.8,
baseline_correction=False,
)Plan sample-exact windows first:
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/plan_epochs.py \
--events 1000,2500,4000 --event-unit samples \
--sampling-rate 100 --recording-samples 5000 \
--epoch-start -0.2 --epoch-end 0.8 \
--baseline-start -0.2 --baseline-end 0In 0.2.13 the epoch slice is end-exclusive, but the generated floating time index
includes epochs_end. Built-in baseline correction subtracts the epoch mean from its
start through t=0; use manual correction for a narrower prespecified baseline.
Boundary epochs are padded and can contain NaN. Decide drop/pad/error before analysis.
RSA and multimodal processing
bio_process() assumes all inputs already share one sampling rate and alignment. It
does not resample, synchronize, estimate drift, or create nested modality dictionaries;
its info output is flat. Unequal lengths are concatenated by index and can introduce
NaN. RSA is added only when synchronized ECG and RSP are present.
Validate a strict local manifest before calling it:
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/validate_multimodal.py \
--manifest streams.json --root . --deidentifiedThe validator checks every observed timestamp against the declared regular grid and the reference stream, with a half-sample tolerance. Matching starts alone cannot rule out drift. Without time columns, it can only check the declared grid, not clock accuracy.
After independent modality QC and alignment:
bio_signals, bio_info = nk.bio_process(
ecg=ecg_aligned,
rsp=rsp_aligned,
eda=eda_aligned,
sampling_rate=common_rate,
)
rsa_summary = nk.hrv_rsa(
bio_signals,
bio_signals,
rpeaks=bio_info,
sampling_rate=common_rate,
continuous=False,
)Summary RSA is a dictionary; continuous=True returns a DataFrame with RSA_P2T and
RSA_Gates in the verified default workflow. Co-record respiration and report its
rate/depth/context; RSA is not a direct, context-free measure of vagal tone.
Complexity returns values plus metadata
Most complexity functions in 0.2.13 return (value, info). The convenience function
also returns two objects:
features, details = nk.complexity(signal) # default which="makowski2022"
sampen, sampen_info = nk.entropy_sample(signal)
dfa, dfa_info = nk.fractal_dfa(signal)The default convenience selection is not “all measures.” Complexity estimates are sensitive to length, stationarity, normalization, delay, dimension, tolerance, scale, and implementation. Predefine them and run sensitivity/surrogate analyses.
Bundled command-line helpers
All helpers reject URLs, path traversal, and symlinks; bound bytes/rows/channels; refuse
overwrite unless --force; use lazy scientific imports so --help works without
NeuroKit2; never use pickle; and produce deterministic JSON/CSV. Real-data commands
require --deidentified.
| Helper | Purpose |
|---|---|
scripts/generate_synthetic.py | Dependency-free deterministic CSV fixtures |
scripts/inspect_signal.py | Bounded CSV/time/gap/flatline inspection |
scripts/ecg_hrv_pipeline.py | Pinned ECG, quality, peak-correction, HRV workflow |
scripts/eda_pipeline.py | Explicit cleaning, decomposition, SCR workflow |
scripts/plan_epochs.py | Sample-exact event, boundary, baseline planner |
scripts/validate_multimodal.py | Strict units/rates/clocks/alignment schema validator |
Generate a fixture without exposing participant data:
python skills/neurokit2/scripts/generate_synthetic.py \
--output synthetic.csv --root . --duration 30 \
--sampling-rate 250 --seed 42Security note
No example or helper uses Python eval() or exec(). NeuroKit2 names such as
eeg_*, events_*, and *_eventrelated() are ordinary library calls. If a static
scanner reports an eval/exec pattern based on a substring, inspect the exact line and
record it as a scanner false positive only after confirming no dynamic execution exists.
References
Read only the files needed for the modality or decision:
All bundled Markdown paths below are under references/; this skill has no
templates/ or assets/ reference paths.
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
references/signal_processing.md | Filters, gaps, resampling, peaks, PSD, schemas |
references/epochs_events.md | Event indexing, epoch boundaries, baselines |
references/ecg_cardiac.md | ECG process, quality, delineation, peak correction |
references/hrv.md | HRV/RSA inputs, duration, ectopy, interpretation |
references/eda.md | Cleaning, decomposition, SCR detection |
references/emg.md | EMG cleaning, amplitude, activation |
references/eog.md | EOG polarity, MNE default, blink features |
references/eeg.md | EEG/MNE helpers, power, QC, microstates |
references/ppg.md | PPG methods, quality semantics, PRV limitations |
references/rsp.md | Respiration polarity, rate, RRV/RVT/RAV |
references/bio_module.md | Multimodal alignment and bio_* schemas |
references/complexity.md | Tuple returns, parameter sensitivity, RQA |
Primary sources checked 2026-10-01
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Files
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- scripts/eda_pipeline.pyScript10.3 KiB
- scripts/generate_synthetic.pyScript7.4 KiB
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- scripts/validate_multimodal.pyScript13.9 KiB
scripts/_common.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Shared bounded, local-only helpers for the NeuroKit2 skill CLIs."""
from __future__ import annotations
import csv
import hashlib
import io
import json
import math
import os
import stat
import tempfile
from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
NEUROKIT2_VERSION = "0.2.13"
PINNED_INSTALL = 'uv pip install "neurokit2==0.2.13"'
MAX_CSV_BYTES = 64 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_JSON_BYTES = 4 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES = 128 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_ROWS = 500_000
MAX_CHANNELS = 64
MAX_SELECTED_COLUMNS = 16
MAX_CELL_CHARS = 4096
MISSING_TOKENS = {"", "na", "n/a", "nan", "none", "null"}
class CliError(ValueError):
"""An expected command-line validation error."""
def _reject_constant(value: str) -> None:
raise CliError(f"non-standard JSON constant is not allowed: {value}")
def _unique_object(pairs: list[tuple[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
result: dict[str, Any] = {}
for key, value in pairs:
if key in result:
raise CliError(f"duplicate JSON key is not allowed: {key!r}")
result[key] = value
return result
def _reject_url(value: str) -> None:
lowered = value.strip().lower()
if "://" in lowered or lowered.startswith(
("http:", "https:", "ftp:", "s3:", "gs:", "file:")
):
raise CliError("URLs are not accepted; provide a bounded local path")
if "\x00" in value:
raise CliError("paths must not contain a NUL byte")
def _absolute_lexical(path: Path) -> Path:
return Path(os.path.abspath(os.fspath(path)))
def _reject_symlink_components(path: Path) -> None:
absolute = _absolute_lexical(path)
current = Path(absolute.anchor)
for part in absolute.parts[1:]:
current /= part
try:
if current.is_symlink():
raise CliError(f"symlink paths are not accepted: {current.name!r}")
except OSError as exc:
raise CliError(
f"cannot inspect path component {current.name!r}: {exc}"
) from exc
def checked_root(value: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> Path:
"""Return an existing, non-symlink directory used as an I/O boundary."""
raw = os.fspath(value)
_reject_url(raw)
supplied = _absolute_lexical(Path(raw).expanduser())
if supplied.is_symlink():
raise CliError("root directory must not itself be a symlink")
try:
root = supplied.resolve(strict=True)
info = root.stat()
except OSError as exc:
raise CliError(f"cannot access root directory: {exc}") from exc
if not stat.S_ISDIR(info.st_mode):
raise CliError("root must be an existing directory")
_reject_symlink_components(root)
return root
def _within_root(candidate: Path, root: Path) -> None:
try:
candidate.relative_to(root)
except ValueError as exc:
raise CliError("path escapes the declared root directory") from exc
def _suffix_matches(path: Path, suffixes: Iterable[str]) -> bool:
lowered = path.name.lower()
return any(lowered.endswith(suffix.lower()) for suffix in suffixes)
def checked_input_file(
value: str | os.PathLike[str],
*,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
suffixes: Iterable[str],
max_bytes: int,
) -> Path:
"""Return a bounded regular local file within root, rejecting symlinks."""
raw = os.fspath(value)
_reject_url(raw)
root_path = checked_root(root)
path = Path(raw).expanduser()
if not path.is_absolute():
path = root_path / path
path = _absolute_lexical(path)
if path.is_symlink():
raise CliError(f"input must not be a symlink: {path.name!r}")
try:
resolved = path.resolve(strict=True)
info = resolved.stat()
except OSError as exc:
raise CliError(f"cannot access input file {path.name!r}: {exc}") from exc
_within_root(resolved, root_path)
_reject_symlink_components(resolved)
if not stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode):
raise CliError(f"input is not a regular file: {path.name!r}")
if info.st_size > max_bytes:
raise CliError(
f"input {path.name!r} is {info.st_size} bytes; limit is {max_bytes}"
)
if not _suffix_matches(resolved, suffixes):
allowed = ", ".join(sorted({suffix.lower() for suffix in suffixes}))
raise CliError(f"input suffix must be one of: {allowed}")
return resolved
def checked_output_file(
value: str | os.PathLike[str],
*,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
suffixes: Iterable[str],
force: bool = False,
) -> Path:
"""Return a local output path within root without following symlinks."""
raw = os.fspath(value)
_reject_url(raw)
root_path = checked_root(root)
path = Path(raw).expanduser()
if not path.is_absolute():
path = root_path / path
path = _absolute_lexical(path)
if path.name in {"", ".", ".."}:
raise CliError("output must name a file")
if not _suffix_matches(path, suffixes):
allowed = ", ".join(sorted({suffix.lower() for suffix in suffixes}))
raise CliError(f"output suffix must be one of: {allowed}")
if path.is_symlink() or path.parent.is_symlink():
raise CliError("output and its parent must not be symlinks")
try:
parent = path.parent.resolve(strict=True)
parent_info = parent.stat()
except OSError as exc:
raise CliError(f"cannot access output parent: {exc}") from exc
_within_root(parent, root_path)
_reject_symlink_components(parent)
if not stat.S_ISDIR(parent_info.st_mode):
raise CliError("output parent must be an existing directory")
destination = parent / path.name
if destination.exists():
if not destination.is_file():
raise CliError("output exists and is not a regular file")
if not force:
raise CliError(f"refusing to overwrite existing output: {path.name!r}")
return destination
def atomic_write_bytes(
destination: str | os.PathLike[str],
payload: bytes,
*,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
suffixes: Iterable[str],
force: bool = False,
) -> Path:
"""Atomically write a private, bounded file."""
if len(payload) > MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES:
raise CliError(f"output is {len(payload)} bytes; limit is {MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES}")
destination_path = checked_output_file(
destination, root=root, suffixes=suffixes, force=force
)
descriptor, temporary_name = tempfile.mkstemp(
prefix=f".{destination_path.name}.",
suffix=".tmp",
dir=destination_path.parent,
)
temporary = Path(temporary_name)
try:
with os.fdopen(descriptor, "wb") as handle:
handle.write(payload)
handle.flush()
os.fsync(handle.fileno())
os.chmod(temporary, 0o600)
if destination_path.exists() and not force:
raise CliError(
f"refusing to overwrite existing output: {destination_path.name!r}"
)
os.replace(temporary, destination_path)
finally:
temporary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
return destination_path
def strict_json_bytes(document: Any) -> bytes:
"""Serialize deterministic RFC-compatible JSON."""
try:
payload = (
json.dumps(
document,
indent=2,
sort_keys=True,
ensure_ascii=False,
allow_nan=False,
)
+ "\n"
).encode("utf-8")
except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
raise CliError(f"report is not strict JSON: {exc}") from exc
if len(payload) > MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES:
raise CliError(f"report is {len(payload)} bytes; limit is {MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES}")
return payload
def emit_json(
document: Any,
*,
output: str | os.PathLike[str] | None = None,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
force: bool = False,
) -> None:
"""Print strict JSON or atomically write it with private permissions."""
payload = strict_json_bytes(document)
if output is None:
print(payload.decode("utf-8"), end="")
return
atomic_write_bytes(
output,
payload,
root=root,
suffixes={".json"},
force=force,
)
def load_json_object(
value: str | os.PathLike[str],
*,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
max_bytes: int = MAX_JSON_BYTES,
) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""Load a bounded strict JSON object."""
path = checked_input_file(
value,
root=root,
suffixes={".json"},
max_bytes=max_bytes,
)
try:
with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
document = json.load(
handle,
parse_constant=_reject_constant,
object_pairs_hook=_unique_object,
)
except CliError:
raise
except (OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
raise CliError(f"cannot read valid JSON from {path.name!r}: {exc}") from exc
if not isinstance(document, dict):
raise CliError("JSON root must be an object")
return document
def validate_keys(
value: Mapping[str, Any],
*,
allowed: Iterable[str],
required: Iterable[str] = (),
context: str,
) -> None:
allowed_set = set(allowed)
required_set = set(required)
unknown = sorted(set(value) - allowed_set)
missing = sorted(required_set - set(value))
if unknown:
raise CliError(f"{context} has unknown keys: {', '.join(unknown)}")
if missing:
raise CliError(f"{context} is missing keys: {', '.join(missing)}")
def bounded_int(
value: Any,
*,
name: str,
minimum: int,
maximum: int,
) -> int:
if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, int):
raise CliError(f"{name} must be an integer")
if not minimum <= value <= maximum:
raise CliError(f"{name} must be between {minimum} and {maximum}")
return value
def finite_float(
value: Any,
*,
name: str,
minimum: float | None = None,
maximum: float | None = None,
) -> float:
if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
raise CliError(f"{name} must be numeric")
number = float(value)
if not math.isfinite(number):
raise CliError(f"{name} must be finite")
if minimum is not None and number < minimum:
raise CliError(f"{name} must be at least {minimum}")
if maximum is not None and number > maximum:
raise CliError(f"{name} must be at most {maximum}")
return number
def parse_name_list(value: str | None, *, name: str) -> list[str]:
if value is None:
return []
names = [item.strip() for item in value.split(",")]
if not names or any(not item for item in names):
raise CliError(f"{name} must be a comma-separated list of nonempty names")
if len(names) != len(set(names)):
raise CliError(f"{name} must not contain duplicates")
return names
def require_deidentified(confirmed: bool) -> None:
if not confirmed:
raise CliError(
"local participant data require --deidentified; remove direct identifiers "
"and review quasi-identifiers before use"
)
def _read_header(reader: Any) -> list[str]:
try:
header = next(reader)
except StopIteration as exc:
raise CliError("CSV is empty") from exc
if not header or any(not name.strip() for name in header):
raise CliError("CSV header names must be nonempty")
header = [name.strip() for name in header]
if len(header) != len(set(header)):
raise CliError("CSV header names must be unique")
if len(header) > MAX_CHANNELS:
raise CliError(f"CSV has {len(header)} columns; limit is {MAX_CHANNELS}")
return header
def read_numeric_columns(
path: Path,
columns: Sequence[str],
*,
max_rows: int = MAX_ROWS,
allow_missing: bool = False,
) -> tuple[dict[str, list[float | None]], list[str], int]:
"""Read selected numeric CSV columns after bounded structural validation."""
if not 1 <= max_rows <= MAX_ROWS:
raise CliError(f"max_rows must be between 1 and {MAX_ROWS}")
if not columns or len(columns) > MAX_SELECTED_COLUMNS:
raise CliError(f"select between 1 and {MAX_SELECTED_COLUMNS} numeric columns")
if len(columns) != len(set(columns)):
raise CliError("selected columns must be unique")
selected: dict[str, list[float | None]] = {name: [] for name in columns}
try:
with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8-sig", newline="") as handle:
reader = csv.reader(handle)
header = _read_header(reader)
missing = [name for name in columns if name not in header]
if missing:
raise CliError(f"CSV is missing columns: {', '.join(missing)}")
positions = {name: header.index(name) for name in columns}
row_count = 0
for row_count, row in enumerate(reader, start=1):
if row_count > max_rows:
raise CliError(f"CSV exceeds the row limit of {max_rows}")
if len(row) != len(header):
raise CliError(
f"CSV row {row_count + 1} has {len(row)} cells; "
f"expected {len(header)}"
)
for name, position in positions.items():
cell = row[position].strip()
if len(cell) > MAX_CELL_CHARS:
raise CliError(
f"CSV cell in column {name!r} exceeds "
f"{MAX_CELL_CHARS} characters"
)
if cell.lower() in MISSING_TOKENS:
if allow_missing:
selected[name].append(None)
continue
raise CliError(
f"column {name!r} contains a missing value at data row "
f"{row_count}; segment or apply a documented bounded "
"imputation policy before processing"
)
try:
number = float(cell)
except ValueError as exc:
raise CliError(
f"column {name!r} contains non-numeric data at data row "
f"{row_count}"
) from exc
if not math.isfinite(number):
raise CliError(
f"column {name!r} contains a non-finite value at data row "
f"{row_count}"
)
selected[name].append(number)
except CliError:
raise
except (OSError, UnicodeError, csv.Error) as exc:
raise CliError(f"cannot read bounded CSV: {exc}") from exc
if row_count == 0:
raise CliError("CSV has a header but no data rows")
return selected, header, row_count
def _format_csv_value(value: Any) -> str:
if value is None:
return ""
if isinstance(value, bool):
return "1" if value else "0"
if isinstance(value, int):
return str(value)
if isinstance(value, float):
if not math.isfinite(value):
return ""
return format(value, ".12g")
item = getattr(value, "item", None)
if callable(item):
converted = item()
if converted is not value:
return _format_csv_value(converted)
text = str(value)
if len(text) > MAX_CELL_CHARS:
raise CliError("output CSV cell is too large")
return text
def csv_bytes(columns: Sequence[str], rows: Iterable[Sequence[Any]]) -> bytes:
"""Serialize a deterministic UTF-8 CSV with Unix newlines."""
if not columns or len(columns) > MAX_CHANNELS:
raise CliError(f"CSV output must have 1 to {MAX_CHANNELS} columns")
if len(columns) != len(set(columns)):
raise CliError("CSV output columns must be unique")
buffer = io.StringIO(newline="")
writer = csv.writer(buffer, lineterminator="\n")
writer.writerow(columns)
count = 0
for count, row in enumerate(rows, start=1):
if count > MAX_ROWS:
raise CliError(f"CSV output exceeds the row limit of {MAX_ROWS}")
values = list(row)
if len(values) != len(columns):
raise CliError("CSV output row length does not match columns")
writer.writerow([_format_csv_value(value) for value in values])
if buffer.tell() > MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES:
raise CliError(f"CSV output exceeds {MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES} bytes")
if count == 0:
raise CliError("refusing to write a CSV without data rows")
payload = buffer.getvalue().encode("utf-8")
if len(payload) > MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES:
raise CliError(f"CSV output exceeds {MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES} bytes")
return payload
def write_csv(
destination: str | os.PathLike[str],
columns: Sequence[str],
rows: Iterable[Sequence[Any]],
*,
root: str | os.PathLike[str] = ".",
force: bool = False,
) -> bytes:
payload = csv_bytes(columns, rows)
atomic_write_bytes(
destination,
payload,
root=root,
suffixes={".csv"},
force=force,
)
return payload
def sha256_bytes(payload: bytes) -> str:
return hashlib.sha256(payload).hexdigest()
def json_number(value: Any) -> float | int | None:
"""Return a finite JSON scalar from Python or NumPy numeric input."""
item = getattr(value, "item", None)
if callable(item):
value = item()
if isinstance(value, bool):
return int(value)
if isinstance(value, int):
return value
try:
number = float(value)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
return None
return number if math.isfinite(number) else None
def dataframe_rows(frame: Any) -> Iterable[Sequence[Any]]:
"""Yield rows without importing pandas at module import time."""
return frame.itertuples(index=False, name=None)
def run_cli(function: Any) -> int:
"""Run a CLI body with concise expected-error handling."""
try:
function()
except CliError as exc:
print(f"error: {exc}", file=os.sys.stderr)
return 2
except ModuleNotFoundError as exc:
package = exc.name or "a required package"
print(
f"error: missing dependency {package!r}; install the pinned environment "
f"with: {PINNED_INSTALL}",
file=os.sys.stderr,
)
return 2
except ImportError as exc:
print(f"error: optional dependency unavailable: {exc}", file=os.sys.stderr)
return 2
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("error: interrupted", file=os.sys.stderr)
return 130
return 0
Requirements and compatibility
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.
Needs: Declares allowed tools, Needs network access, Needs Python
The author says: Python 3.10+ and uv; pinned workflows use NeuroKit2 0.2.13. Core processing needs NumPy, SciPy, pandas<3, scikit-learn, matplotlib, PyWavelets, requests, and setuptools; selected EEG, cvxEDA, plotting, file-format, and RQA features need separately locked optional packages.
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- K-Dense Inc.
- Publisher
- K-Dense (Community)
- Source
- K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills · skills/neurokit2 · commit a25cf9e
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- MIT License (redistribution allowed)
- LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE.md)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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