ccf_streamlines.morphology.load_swc_as_dataframe

ccf_streamlines.morphology.load_swc_as_dataframe(swc_file)

Load a morphology SWC file into a pandas DataFrame.

The dataframe contains the columns:

• ID : node identifier

• typenode type, which could be

  1 = soma 2 = axon 3 = basal dendrite (or generic dendrite) 4 = apical dendrite

• x : x-coordinate

• y : y-coordinate

• z : z-coordinate

• r : radius

• parent_id : identifier of parent node

Parameters

swc_file (str) – File path of SWC file

Returns

df – Dataframe with morphology information

Return type

DataFrame