.. _dftcrystal_ug:

Interface to CRYSTAL
********************

Pylada provides an interface wrapping the CRYSTAL_ density functional theory
code. This interface manages the input to CRYSTAL_, launching the program
itself, and extracting the results. There is also an incipient interface to
properties_.

.. currentmodule:: pylada.dftcrystal

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   Configuring Pylada for CRYSTAL <dftcrystal/config>

   CRYSTAL's approach to crystal structures <dftcrystal/crystal>
..
..  A fast primer <dftcrystal/primer> 
..
..  Reading from pre-existing input files <dftcrystal/reading>