API

Import EpiCarousel:

import epicarousel

Carousel

core.Carousel(data_name, data_dir[, if_bi, ...])

Data processing

core.Carousel.make_dirs()	# Create output directories.
core.Carousel.data_split()	Partition data sequentially into chunks.
core.Carousel.delete_dirs()	Remove intermediate files.

Metacell identification

core.Carousel.identify_metacells()

Identify metacells.

Metacell aggregation

core.Carousel.merge_metacells()

Aggregate metacells from each chunk.

Downstream analysis

core.Carousel.metacell_preprocess([...])	Preprocess metacells.
core.Carousel.metacell_data_clustering()	Cluster metacells.

Evaluation

core.Carousel.result_comparison()

Evaluation using four clustering strategies.