WWT Data Formats

wwt_data_formats is a low-level Python package that interfaces with the various XML serialization formats used by the AAS WorldWide Telescope.

Installation

The easiest way to install wwt_data_formats is through pip:

pip install wwt_data_formats

Documentation, Examples, etc.

For documentation and examples, go to:

https://wwt-data-formats.readthedocs.io/

Contributions

Contributions to wwt_data_formats are welcome! See the WorldWide Telescope contributors’ guide for applicable information. We use a standard workflow with issues and pull requests. All participants in wwt_data_formats and the WWT communities must abide by the WWT Code of Conduct.

Release History

Releases of wwt_data_formats are logged in the file CHANGELOG.md on the release branch of this repository, as well as release listings maintained by GitHub and PyPI.

Dependencies

wwt_data_formats is a Python package so, yes, Python is required.

• astropy is not a required dependency, but can be used
• beautifulsoup4 for the wwtdatatool wtml report command
• pytest to run the test suite
• requests is always required (in princple it could be optional)
• traitlets is always required

Legalities

wwt_data_formats is copyright the .NET Foundation. It is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

wwt_data_formats is part of the AAS WorldWide Telescope system, a .NET Foundation project managed by the non-profit American Astronomical Society (AAS). Work on WWT has been supported by the AAS, the US National Science Foundation (grants 1550701 and 1642446), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Microsoft.