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General Information
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Basic features of PyCoBi
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- perform parameter continuations with automated bifurcation detection in Python
- supports first-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) systems
- wrapper to `Auto-07p <https://github.com/auto-07p/auto-07p>`_, i.e. comes with all the functionalities and meta parameters of :code:`Auto-07p`
- create your own fortran files (i.e. use the standard :code:`Auto-07p` user files) or generate Fortran files automatically via `PyRates <https://github.com/pyrates-neuroscience/PyRates>`_
- automatic Fortran file generation allows to define ODE systems via YAML files or in pure Python
- automatic merging of solution branches and other convenience features
- various plotting functionalities
- functionalities to save and load results

Reference
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If you use `PyCoBi`, please cite the most recent release:

.. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/448007450.svg
   :target: https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/448007450

Contact
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If you have questions, problems or suggestions regarding PyCoBi, please contact `Richard Gast <https://www.richardgast.me>`_.

Contribute
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PyCoBi is an open-source project that everyone is welcome to contribute to. Check out our `GitHub repository <https://github.com/pyrates-neuroscience/PyCoBi>`_
for all the source code, open issues etc. and send us a pull request, if you would like to contribute something to our software.

Useful links
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`PyCoBi` makes use of two essential Python tools:

- Frontend: `PyRates <https://github.com/pyrates-neuroscience/PyRates>`_
- Backend: `Auto-07p <https://github.com/auto-07p/auto-07p>`_

Each of these two tools comes with an extensive documentation that is complementary to the content covered on this documentation website.