https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp
Tip revision: a2a7abb5ea331607da9ae4840b24a5bc03e18cfa authored by Jorrit Wronski on 14 June 2019, 10:08:54 UTC
Could this be a viable solution for #1833
Could this be a viable solution for #1833
Tip revision: a2a7abb
Readme.rst
Welcome to CoolProp
===================
CoolProp is a thermophysical property database and wrappers for a selection of programming environments.
It offers similar functionality to REFPROP, but CoolProp is open-source and free.
It was originally developed by Ian Bell, at the time a post-doc at the University of Liege, in Liege, Belgium.
* CoolProp has flexible licensing terms: Commercial - ok! Academic? - ok! |ghlicense|
* For Python, get the latest release via ``pip install coolprop`` |pypidownloads| |pypiversion|
* ... other binaries are available from `SourceForge <http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files>`_ |sfdownloads| |ghversion|
* There is also a bleeding edge nightly build of the `development version <http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/nightly>`_ .
* The documentation is available for the `latest release <http://www.coolprop.org>`_ and the `development version <http://www.coolprop.org/dev>`_
* For any kind of question regarding CoolProp and its usage, you can ask the `CoolProp user group <https://goo.gl/Pa7FBT>`_
* ... you might also find answers in our `FAQ <https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/blob/master/FAQ.md>`_
* If you found a bug or have an issue that requires the developers to become active, please file an issue in our `issue tracker <https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/issues>`_
* `Contributions <https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_ to this project are welcomed and encouraged! If you wish to `contribute <https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_ bug fixes, patches, or new features, wrappers, or material properties, please submit a Pull Request with your code.
* If you are new to Git and Github, please see the `CoolProp Wiki <https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/wiki>`_ for guidance on becoming a contributor to the project.
* Accelerate development of things you really need implemented by posting at `Bountysource <https://www.bountysource.com/teams/coolprop>`_
* Check Travis CI for build failures |travisbuilds| and have a look at the coverity stats |coveritystatus|
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Downloads and other stats
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Binary release: |sfdownloads| |ghversion|
PyPI release: |pypidownloads| |pypiversion|
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.. |ghversion| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/release/CoolProp/CoolProp.svg?label=SF-binaries
:alt: CoolProp version tag
.. |sfdownloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dm/CoolProp.svg?label=SF-downloads
:target: http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files
:alt: sourceforge downloads
.. |pypidownloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/CoolProp.svg?label=PyPI-downloads
:target: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/CoolProp/
:alt: PyPI downloads
.. |pypiversion| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/coolprop.svg?label=PyPI-binaries
:target: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/CoolProp/
:alt: PyPI version
.. |ghlicense| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/CoolProp/CoolProp.svg
:target: https://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp/blob/master/LICENSE
:alt: license
.. |travisbuilds| image:: https://travis-ci.org/CoolProp/CoolProp.svg?branch=master
:target: https://travis-ci.org/CoolProp/CoolProp
:alt: Travis CI builds
.. |coveritystatus| image:: https://scan.coverity.com/projects/4375/badge.svg
:target: https://scan.coverity.com/projects/coolprop
:alt: Coverity Scan Build Status
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image:: https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=14160&style=raised
.. |bounties| image:: https://img.shields.io/bountysource/team/coolprop/activity.svg
:alt: Post a bounty at https://www.bountysource.com/teams/coolprop
:target: https://www.bountysource.com/teams/coolprop?utm_source=CoolProp&utm_medium=shield&utm_campaign=raised
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image:: https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg
:alt: Join the chat at https://gitter.im/CoolProp/CoolProp
:target: https://gitter.im/CoolProp/CoolProp?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge