Peak detection in Python [Eli Billauer]

readme.md

I just translated to Python from this MATLAB script, which I've also included here.

Also see Frequency estimation methods in Python for interpolating to get sharp intersample peaks

sixtenbe has posted a more powerful version here

peakdet.m

function [maxtab, mintab]=peakdet(v, delta, x)
%PEAKDET Detect peaks in a vector
%        [MAXTAB, MINTAB] = PEAKDET(V, DELTA) finds the local
%        maxima and minima ("peaks") in the vector V.
%        MAXTAB and MINTAB consists of two columns. Column 1
%        contains indices in V, and column 2 the found values.
%      
%        With [MAXTAB, MINTAB] = PEAKDET(V, DELTA, X) the indices
%        in MAXTAB and MINTAB are replaced with the corresponding
%        X-values.
%
%        A point is considered a maximum peak if it has the maximal
%        value, and was preceded (to the left) by a value lower by
%        DELTA.

% Eli Billauer, 3.4.05 (Explicitly not copyrighted).
% This function is released to the public domain; Any use is allowed.

maxtab = [];
mintab = [];

v = v(:); % Just in case this wasn't a proper vector

if nargin < 3
  x = (1:length(v))';
else 
  x = x(:);
  if length(v)~= length(x)
    error('Input vectors v and x must have same length');
  end
end
  
if (length(delta(:)))>1
  error('Input argument DELTA must be a scalar');
end

if delta <= 0
  error('Input argument DELTA must be positive');
end

mn = Inf; mx = -Inf;
mnpos = NaN; mxpos = NaN;

lookformax = 1;

for i=1:length(v)
  this = v(i);
  if this > mx, mx = this; mxpos = x(i); end
  if this < mn, mn = this; mnpos = x(i); end
  
  if lookformax
    if this < mx-delta
      maxtab = [maxtab ; mxpos mx];
      mn = this; mnpos = x(i);
      lookformax = 0;
    end  
  else
    if this > mn+delta
      mintab = [mintab ; mnpos mn];
      mx = this; mxpos = x(i);
      lookformax = 1;
    end
  end
end

peakdetect.py

import sys
from numpy import NaN, Inf, arange, isscalar, asarray, array

def peakdet(v, delta, x = None):
    """
    Converted from MATLAB script at http://billauer.co.il/peakdet.html
    
    Returns two arrays
    
    function [maxtab, mintab]=peakdet(v, delta, x)
    %PEAKDET Detect peaks in a vector
    %        [MAXTAB, MINTAB] = PEAKDET(V, DELTA) finds the local
    %        maxima and minima ("peaks") in the vector V.
    %        MAXTAB and MINTAB consists of two columns. Column 1
    %        contains indices in V, and column 2 the found values.
    %      
    %        With [MAXTAB, MINTAB] = PEAKDET(V, DELTA, X) the indices
    %        in MAXTAB and MINTAB are replaced with the corresponding
    %        X-values.
    %
    %        A point is considered a maximum peak if it has the maximal
    %        value, and was preceded (to the left) by a value lower by
    %        DELTA.
    
    % Eli Billauer, 3.4.05 (Explicitly not copyrighted).
    % This function is released to the public domain; Any use is allowed.
    
    """
    maxtab = []
    mintab = []
       
    if x is None:
        x = arange(len(v))
    
    v = asarray(v)
    
    if len(v) != len(x):
        sys.exit('Input vectors v and x must have same length')
    
    if not isscalar(delta):
        sys.exit('Input argument delta must be a scalar')
    
    if delta <= 0:
        sys.exit('Input argument delta must be positive')
    
    mn, mx = Inf, -Inf
    mnpos, mxpos = NaN, NaN
    
    lookformax = True
    
    for i in arange(len(v)):
        this = v[i]
        if this > mx:
            mx = this
            mxpos = x[i]
        if this < mn:
            mn = this
            mnpos = x[i]
        
        if lookformax:
            if this < mx-delta:
                maxtab.append((mxpos, mx))
                mn = this
                mnpos = x[i]
                lookformax = False
        else:
            if this > mn+delta:
                mintab.append((mnpos, mn))
                mx = this
                mxpos = x[i]
                lookformax = True

    return array(maxtab), array(mintab)

if __name__=="__main__":
    from matplotlib.pyplot import plot, scatter, show
    series = [0,0,0,2,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,-2,0]
    maxtab, mintab = peakdet(series,.3)
    plot(series)
    scatter(array(maxtab)[:,0], array(maxtab)[:,1], color='blue')
    scatter(array(mintab)[:,0], array(mintab)[:,1], color='red')
    show()