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The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package

Astropy, Collaboration and Price-Whelan, Adrian M. and Lim, Pey Lian and Earl, Nicholas and Starkman, Nathaniel and Bódi, Attila (2022) The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 935 (2). ISSN 1538-4357

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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 summarize key features in the core package as of the recent major release, version 5.0, and provide major updates on the Project. We then discuss supporting a broader ecosystem of interoperable packages, including connections with several astronomical observatories and missions. We also revisit the future outlook of the Astropy Project and the current status of Learn Astropy. We conclude by raising and discussing the current and future challenges facing the Project.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Open Source Software; Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Astronomy data analysis; 1858; Astronomy software; 1855; 1866;
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QB Astronomy, Astrophysics / csillagászat, asztrofizika
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2022 08:54
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2022 08:54
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/153927

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