Python interface for CFAST - PyCFAST

[bewygs]

Hello,

I have been working for a while on a Python library for CFAST called PyCFAST. It might be useful for people who want to automate things with CFAST simulations without relying on CEdit or maintaining custom scripts that are hard to generalize.

The library lets you build, run, and analyze CFAST models directly in Python. It also includes a parser to import existing .in input files.

It is available on PyPI and conda-forge:

pip install pycfast

conda install -c conda-forge pycfast

Documentation: https://pycfast.org/
Github: https://github.com/bewygs/pycfast

The library is still in early development, so any feedback or suggestions are very welcome!

[rmcdermo]

Thanks for the contribution. I added a Third Party Tools wiki for CFAST to keep track of contributions like this, similar to how we do this for FDS. Let me know if you want anything changed.

[bewygs]

Thanks a lot, appreciate that you made this page.

[rmcdermo]

@bewygs Would you or someone in your group be interested to beta test the new CFAST user interface? Nightly builds are posted here:

https://github.com/firemodels/test_bundles/releases/tag/CFAST_TEST

If you find anything that does not behave as you expect, we would appreciate it if you would post an Issue. Thanks!

[bewygs]

@rmcdermo Would be happy to ! A colleague of mine is also interested in testing it. We will report anything unexpected as Issues. (Very happy to see bundles for Linux and macOS)

[rmcdermo]

Excellent! Thank you. As I said, if you could just post issues as you find them, that will help us stay organized.

[rmcdermo]

Dear @bewygs , I wanted to check in and see how the testing is coming along. Please note that we are making changes rapidly and it will be necessary to check the latest test bundle daily while testing.

Also, in case your plan may have been to hold off on reporting until you have organized a large report, please let me encourage you to instead make atomic Issues for anything you find.

In particular, we are interested in any special output requirements you have that may not be exercised in the local CFAST V&V.

Thanks!

[bewygs]

Hi @rmcdermo, thanks for the reminder. I found a few minor issues and some possible improvements that I hadn't reported yet, I'm opening separate issues for them now. For the output requirements, I'm checking with a colleague who has our own CFAST test cases and will get back to you as soon as I can.

[rmcdermo]

That's perfect. Thanks! Please note that I will be on travel next week. So, it may be a little bit before I can address everything. But really appreciate the help in organizing per Issue. Cheers