User API

asdf Package

asdf: Python library for reading and writing Advanced Scientific Data Format (ASDF) files

Functions

open(fd[, uri, mode, validate_checksums, ...])	Open an existing ASDF file.
info(node_or_path[, max_rows, max_cols, ...])	Print a rendering of an ASDF tree or sub-tree to stdout.
get_config()	Get the current config, which may have been altered by one or more surrounding calls to asdf.config_context.
config_context()	Context manager that temporarily overrides asdf configuration.

Classes

AsdfFile([tree, uri, extensions, version, ...])	The main class that represents an ASDF file object.
CustomType()	Base class for all user-defined types.
Stream(shape, dtype[, strides])	Used to put a streamed array into the tree.
IntegerType(value[, storage_type])	Enables the storage of arbitrarily large integer values
ExternalArrayReference(fileuri, target, ...)	Store a reference to an array in an external File.

Variables

__version__

str(object='') -> str str(bytes_or_buffer[, encoding[, errors]]) -> str

Class Inheritance Diagram

asdf.fits_embed Module

Utilities for embedded ADSF files in FITS.

Classes

AsdfInFits([hdulist, tree])

Embed ASDF tree content in a FITS file.

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asdf.search Module

Utilities for searching ASDF trees.

Classes

AsdfSearchResult(identifiers, node[, ...])

Result of a call to AsdfFile.search.

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asdf.config Module

Methods for getting and setting asdf global configuration options.

Functions

get_config()	Get the current config, which may have been altered by one or more surrounding calls to asdf.config_context.
config_context()	Context manager that temporarily overrides asdf configuration.

Classes

AsdfConfig()

Container for ASDF configuration options.

Class Inheritance Diagram