Big Data Bag Utilities

bdbag is a Python library that extends the BagIt specification (RFC 8493) with features for big data, focusing on FAIR data principles. It enables creation, validation, and manipulation of data bags, supporting checksums, remote payload manifests, and integration with HDF5 and various compression formats. The current version is 1.8.0, and the library is actively maintained with releases as needed for bug fixes and feature enhancements.