# skeliner

A lightweight skeletonizer that converts neuron meshes into biophysical‑modelling‑ready SWC morphologies. It heuristically detects the soma, extracts an acyclic centre‑line skeleton, estimates per‑node radii, and bridges small gaps.

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## Installation

```bash
pip install skeliner
```

or

```bash
git clone https://github.com/berenslab/skeliner.git
pip install -e "skeliner[dev]"
```

## Usage

See [example notebooks](https://github.com/berenslab/skeliner/tree/main/notebooks) for usage. 