nwb_hello_world.py

from datetime import datetime
from pynwb import NWBFile
from form.backends.hdf5 import HDF5IO
from pynwb import get_build_manager
from pynwb.base import TimeSeries
import numpy as np

f = NWBFile('tmp.nwb', 'my first synthetic recording', 'EXAMPLE_ID', identifier='hi',
            experimenter='Dr. Bilbo Baggins',
            lab='Bag End Labatory',
            institution='University of Middle Earth at the Shire',
            experiment_description='I went on an adventure with thirteen dwarves to reclaim vast treasures.',
            session_id='LONELYMTN',
            session_start_time='10')

f.add_raw_timeseries(ts=TimeSeries(name='example',
                                   source='No source',
                                   data=np.random.random(10),
                                   unit='Hz',
                                   timestamps=np.arange(5)))

# manager = get_build_manager()
io = HDF5IO('tmp.nwb', mode='w')
io.write(f)
io.close()