Welcome to stsci.tools’s documentation!

The STSCI.TOOLS package in STScI_Python provides many functions for use by multiple software packages.

Contents:

• General Python Utilities
  • STScI_Python Help Support
• FITS/Image Utilities
  • STPyFITS
  • FITSDIFF
  • WCSUTIL
  • Conversion Utilities
  • Association File Interpretation
• Image Access Modules
• Data Analysis Routines
  • linefit
  • nmpfit
  • xyinterp
  • gfit
• Utility functions for handling bit masks and mask arrays.

Building a TEAL Interface for Tasks

• Cookbook for Building TEAL Interfaces
  • Introduction
  • Building the Interface
    • Step 1: Defining the Parameters
      • Default Values for the Parameters
      • Parameter Validation Rules
    • Step 2: TEAL Functions for the Task
      • Defining the Help String
      • Defining How to Run the Task
    • Step 3: Advertising TEAL-enabled Tasks
    • Step 4: Setting Up Installation
    • Step 5: Testing the GUI
      • Running the GUI under PYRAF
      • Running the GUI using Python
      • Getting the ConfigObj Without Starting the GUI
  • Advanced Topics
    • Parameter Sections
    • Section Triggers
      • Use of Rules
      • Tricky Rules

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page