Abstract

PyLiPD is a Python package designed to support the reading, querying, editing, and writing of paleoclimate datasets formatted in the Linked Paleo Data Format (LiPD)(McKay & Emile-Geay, 2016). Built on the rdflib library, it transforms LiPD data into Resource Description Framework (RDF) graphs aligned with the LinkedEarth ontology, enabling semantic querying with the SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query (SPARQL). The API is structured into four modules that handle data access, variable-level filtering, and dataset creation and editing, with support for both graph-based and tabular workflows. Comprehensive documentation and tutorials—including ontology concepts and scientific use cases—are provided to guide users.

Date

November 7, 2025

Authors

Varun Ratnakar, Deborah Khider

Journal

Journal of Open Source Software

Volume

10

Issue

115

Pages

8861