Questions tagged [python]
For questions about materials modeling scripts written in the Python programming language. Questions should focus on interfacing with existing packages and aspects related to modeling, not general debugging.
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Cannot import both numpy and LAMMPS to python after installing with conda
I installed the module LAMMPS by using this command
conda install -c conda-forge lammps
I want to import LAMMPS to python code, but it says:
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How to understand the wavefunction outputed by QE with HDF5 format?
Following the answer to my question: What is the best program to manipulate numerical DFT wavefunctions to calculate custom matrix elements?,
I compiled Quantum ESPRESSO with the hdf5 flag on, and now ...
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Fractal dimension (SEM image) using the box-counting method
I am trying to discover the fractal dimension of the image of the following dendrite that was obtained by SEM (scanning electron microscope) by the box-counting method (Python). I found this code on ...
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What is the best program to manipulate numerical DFT wavefunctions to calculate custom matrix elements?
For pedagogical reasons, I am looking for ways to calculate quantum-mechanical quantities such as $\langle m | \dot{m}\rangle, \langle m | \dot{n}\rangle, \langle m | \ddot{n}\rangle$ using ...
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Using OpenBabel or RDKIT Python API to generate conformers from a SMILES string
I have a bunch of monomers in the form of SMILES string and I want to generate conformers from them.
At the moment, I am using RDKit to convert these SMILES strings to .sdf files, then using ...
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How to build the [111] slab model of NiSe2 with different terminations with ASE tool?
The following figure is the bulk structure of NiSe$_2$ downloaded from the materials project database.
Now I want to study the properties of its [111] plane. In detial, I cut the slab with atomic ...
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Interpret 2D and 3D data from a PubChem summary of organometallic molecule? Can I “flatten” it when showing on a surface?
I need to "build" an organometallic molecule in Blender/Python then represent it resting on a crystal surface.
I'm looking at a PubChem summary for Chloroaluminum phthalocyanine and I can ...
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Is there a more efficient hard sphere packing algorithm?
I am trying to pack hard-spheres in a unit cubical box, such that these spheres cannot overlap on each other. This is being done in Python.
I am given some packing fraction ...
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Normalization condition in evaluating the radial distribution function for a hard-spheres system
I am trying to simulate a 3D hard-spheres in a box system in python. The idea behind this is that I have to create a system in a 1-by-1-by-1 box with periodic boundary conditions and with $N = 500$ ...
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How to get order constitution data for single equilibrium calculation in Thermo-Calc's TC Python module?
I know that it is possible to get order constitution data for phases when using Thermo-Calc's GUI (e.g. to get "BCC_B2 DISORD" instead of just "BCC_B2") for a single equilibrium ...
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Generating SOAP descriptors in python
What is the best python package to construct Smooth Overlap of Atomic Positions (SOAP) descriptors given SMILES representation of a molecule? Is this even possible without providing 3D geometry? An ...
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Open Source PyMol Conda Package: UnsatisfiableError
I'm having an issue installing the open-source version of Pymol using Anaconda on Windows. I have Python3.8.3 installed and when I try add the package with Conda using ...
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Molecular visualization software in Jupyter (IPython) Notebooks
Jupyter notebooks have always been a great way for me to create high-quality graphs, and write code.
The features also continue to improve with packages such as Jupyter Lab, and now Jupyter Books, ...
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Evaluating the MSD of my simulation
I am running a molecular dynamics simulation of water in TIP3P, and I am storing the positions of my particles in a 2D array called relevant_positions. The number ...
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RDkit: While converting a *.sdf file to fingerprint, I'm facing several errors
suppl = Chem.SDMolSupplier('1.sdf')
for mol in suppl:
if mol is None: continue
# print(mol.GetNumAtoms())
fps = [Chem.RDKFingerprint(x) for x in supply]
I am ...
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What are the advantages of different point defects calculation tools?
As far as I know, there are mainly PyCDT, PyDEF, pylada and some part of pymatgen. As a new user to those tools, which one would be a good choice?
pycdt: Python Charge Defects Toolkit (PyCDT) is a ...
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Is python sufficient for serious tensor network or DMRG calculations?
There are enough tensor-network/DMRG packages that support python (ALPS, OpenMPS, pyUni10) that it would seem (to an outsider) that it's possible to do some substantial work with DMRG without messing ...
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I wrote a Python code to do MD for a Lennard-Jones fluid but the VACF is wrong: What might be the problem? [closed]
I am trying to write a molecular dynamics simulation for a Lennard-Jones fluid in a box with periodic boundary conditions. The box has no net momentum. I am writing this in python.
I have written a ...
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How to find Young's Modulus using stress strain curve using Python?
I am trying to find the
The Young's Modulus of an aluminum alloy
The yield stress
Below is the data for the stress-strain curve. I tried finding the region where the slope is constant and to my ...
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How to write my own density functional theory (DFT) code in Python?
I am a DFT user and at some point in the future, I would like to write my own DFT code in Python to help gain a deeper understanding of DFT. As mentioned in a previous answer people have written their ...
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How to “get my feet wet” in Density Functional Theory by simulating a water molecule using Python
I just saw I am a beginner in Density Functional Theory. What are some resources that could help me to learn the basics? and it reminded me that few years ago I'd asked How can I calculate the charge ...
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How is Julia used in Materials Modeling?
What are the main uses and applications of Julia in Materials Modeling?
Python for example is used in codes such as kwant, ...
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How to calculate t-zero temperature using Thermo-Calc- Python (TCPython) for multiple alloys?
T-zero temperature is the temperature at which the Gibbs energies of two phases are equal. Here, I wish to find the temperature at which FCC and BCC have same Gibbs energy. Thermo-Calc console mode ...
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What is a good programming language for matter modeling?
What is a good programming language for matter (e.g. molecular or materials) modeling?
Since this is a broad field, I don't expect there to be only one answer.
