xml2jupyter: Mapping parameters between XML and Jupyter widgets

Abstract

Many scientific simulation packages use text-based configuration files to provide parameter values and run at the command line without a graphical interface. Manually editing these files to explore how different values affect a simulation can be burdensome for technical users, and impossible to use for those with other scientific backgrounds. xml2jupyter is a Python package that addresses these scientific bottlenecks. It provides a mapping between configuration files, formatted in the Extensible Markup Language (XML), and Jupyter widgets.