The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package *
Adrian M. Price-Whelana, Brigitta Sipőczb, Hans Moritz Güntherc, Pey Lian Limd, Steven M. Crawforde, Simon Conseilf, David L. Shupeg, Matthew Craigh, Nadia Denchevad, Adam G. Ginsburgi, Jake Vanderplasj, Larry Bradleyd, David Pérez–Suárezk, M. de Val-Borrol, (Primary Paper Contributors)m, Thomas L. Aldcroftm n o p q, Kelle L. Cruzn o p q r, Thomas Robitailled r, Erik J. Tollerudd s, C. Ardeleans t, Tomáš Babejt u, Yoonsoo P. Bachu v, Matteo Bachettiv, A. V. Bakanovw x, S. P. Bamfordx y, Geert Barentsens y, P. Barmbys z, A. Baumbachz, K. L. Berryw aa, Francesco Biscaniaa ab and 110 others
- aDepartment of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
- bInstitute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA, UK
- cKavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 70 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- dSpace Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- eSouth African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935, Cape Town, South Africa
- fUniv Lyon, Univ Lyon1, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon UMR5574, F-69230, Saint-Genis-Laval, France
- gCaltech/IPAC, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
- hDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 1104 7th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56563, USA
- iNational Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1003 Lopezville Rd, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
- jeScience Institute, University of Washington, 3910 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Abstract
Abstract The Astropy Project supports and fosters the development of open-source and openly developed Python packages that provide commonly needed functionality to the astronomical community. A key element of the Astropy Project is the core package astropy , which serves as the foundation for more specialized projects and packages. In this article, we provide an overview of the organization of the Astropy project and summarize key features in the core package, as of the recent major release, version 2.0. We then describe the project infrastructure designed to facilitate and support development for a broader ecosystem of interoperable packages. We conclude with a future outlook of planned new features and directions for the broader Astropy Project.
TL;DRAn overview of the organization of the Astropy project is provided and key features in the core package astropy are summarized, as of the recent major release, version 2.0. (Semantic Scholar)