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The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package<sup>*</sup>

The Astronomical Journal · 2018 · Vol. 156(3) · pp. 123–123

Adrian M. Price-Whelan✉(Princeton University)Brigitta Sipőcz(University of Cambridge)Hans Moritz Günther(Vassar College)Pey Lian Lim(Space Telescope Science Institute)Steven M. Crawford(South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)Simon Conseil(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)D. L. Shupe(California Institute of Technology)Matthew Craig(Minnesota State University Moorhead)Nadia Dencheva(Space Telescope Science Institute)Adam Ginsburg(National Radio Astronomy Observatory)Jake Vanderplas(University of Washington)Larry Bradley(Space Telescope Science Institute)David Pérez–Suárez(University College London)M. de Val-Borro(Goddard Space Flight Center)(Primary Paper Contributors)(Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian)Thomas L. Aldcroft(The Graduate Center, CUNY)Kelle L. Cruz(The Graduate Center, CUNY)Thomas Robitaille(Space Telescope Science Institute)Erik Tollerud(Western University)C. Ardelean(Western University)Tomáš Babej(Seoul National University)Yoonsoo P. Bach(Seoul National University)Matteo Bachetti(Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari)A. V. Bakanov(University of Nottingham)S. P. Bamford(Ames Research Center)Geert Barentsen(Western University)P. Barmby(Western University)A. Baumbach(Heidelberg University)Katherine Berry(Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)Francesco Biscani(Universidad de Antofagasta)M. Boquien(Universidad de Antofagasta)K. Azalee Bostroem(Princeton University)Luke G. Bouma(Space Telescope Science Institute)Gabriel Brammer(Space Telescope Science Institute)E. M. Bray(University of Cape Town)H. Breytenbach(Leiden University)Hugo Buddelmeijer(Leiden University)D. J. Burke(Trieste Astronomical Observatory)Giorgio Calderone(Trieste Astronomical Observatory)Juan Luis Cano(Space Telescope Science Institute)Mihai Cara(Ames Research Center)J. V. M. Cardoso(Ames Research Center)S. Cheedella(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Y. Copin(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Lía Corrales(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Devin Crichton(Space Telescope Science Institute)Daniel D’Avella(Space Telescope Science Institute)Christoph Deil(South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)É. Depagne(South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)J. P. Dietrich(Excellence Cluster Universe)Axel Donath(Space Telescope Science Institute)Michael Droettboom(Space Telescope Science Institute)N. Earl(Space Telescope Science Institute)T. Erben(Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics)S. Fabbro(Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics)L.A. Ferreira(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande)T. FinethyRobert Fox(Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian)Lehman H. Garrison(University of Cambridge)S. L. J. Gibbons(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)D. A. Goldstein(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)Ralf Gommers(Scion)Johnny P. Greco(Space Telescope Science Institute)P. Greenfield(Space Telescope Science Institute)Austen Groener(Drexel University)Frédéric Grollier(Pennsylvania State University)Alex Hagen(Pennsylvania State University)Paul Hirst(Heidelberg University)D. Homeier(Heidelberg University)A. J. Horton(Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network)G. Hosseinzadeh(Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network)Lei Hu(Space Telescope Science Institute)Joseph S. Hunkeler(Space Telescope Science Institute)Željko Ivezić(University of Washington)Abhishek Jain(Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation)Tim Jenness(Space Telescope Science Institute)G. Kanarek(Space Telescope Science Institute)Sarah Kendrew(Space Telescope Science Institute)Nicholas S. Kern(European Southern Observatory)Wolfgang Kerzendorf(European Southern Observatory)A. Khvalko(Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)James C. King(University of California, Irvine)D. Kirkby(University of California, Irvine)A.M. Kulkarni(Delhi Technological University)Akhil Kumar(Delhi Technological University)Antony Lee(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Daniel Lenz(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)S. P. Littlefair(University of Missouri)Zhiyuan Ma(University of Missouri)D. M. Macleod(Ghent University)M. Mastropietro(Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network)C. McCully(Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network)S. Montagnac(University of Washington)Brett M. Morris(University of Washington)Michael Mueller(Brown University)Stuart Mumford(The Ohio State University)Demitri Muna(Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian)Nicholas A. Murphy(Minnesota State University Moorhead)Stuart J. Nelson(Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City)Giang Nguyen(Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City)Joe P. Ninan(Pennsylvania State University)Maximilian Nöthe(Space Telescope Science Institute)Sara Ogaz(Space Telescope Science Institute)Semyeong Oh(Princeton University)John K. Parejko(University of Washington)N. Parley(Universidad Complutense de Madrid)S. Pascual(Universidad Complutense de Madrid)Rahul PatilAarya A. Patil(European Southern Observatory)Adele Plunkett(University of California, Santa Cruz)J. X. Prochaska(University of California, Santa Cruz)Tushar Rastogi(Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)Vsn Reddy Janga(Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)J. Sabater(Royal Observatory)Parikshit Sakurikar(Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)Michael Seifert(Space Telescope Science Institute)L. E. Sherbert(Space Telescope Science Institute)Helen Sherwood-Taylor(Goddard Space Flight Center)Albert Y. Shih(Goddard Space Flight Center)Jonathan Sick(Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation)M. T. Silbiger(Microsoft (United States))Sudheesh Singanamalla(Microsoft (United States))L. P. Singer(Goddard Space Flight Center)P. H. Sladen(Heidelberg University)K. A. SooleyS. Sornarajah(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)O. Streicher(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)Peter Teuben(University of Cambridge)Shiloa Thomas(University of Cambridge)G. Tremblay(Gemini South Observatory)Jeannine E. Turner(Gemini South Observatory)V. Terrón(University of Toronto)M. H. van Kerkwijk(Johns Hopkins University)Alexander de la Vega(Space Telescope Science Institute)Laura L. Watkins(Space Telescope Science Institute)Benjamin Alan Weaver(Kitt Peak National Observatory)James B. Whitmore(European Southern Observatory)J. Woillez(European Southern Observatory)V. Zabalza(Astropy Contributors)

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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.

Computational Physics and Python Applications Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesInteroperabilityPython (programming language)Key (lock)Core (optical fiber)Systems engineeringWorld Wide WebEngineering managementOpen sourceSoftware engineeringPhysics