psa_utils

A python package for working with the ESA Planetary Science Archive. The following sub-modules are available:

download

Provides functions to help with downloading public data products using either PDAP or TAP

packager

Provides a class to package PDS4 products for delivery to the PSA

geogen

Provides useful utilities for working with the geogen geometry generator package

tap

A wrapper of the astropy tap class with some convenience functions and useful queries

pdap

A minimal wrapper of the PDAP API using the requests library

common

Common functions used across the package

internal

Anything contained here is designed for PSA internal use.

Dependencies

The following dependencies must be met:

• python >=3.6
• matplotlib
• numpy
• astropy
• pandas
• pyyaml
• requests

Installation

pip

pip install psa_utils

should do the job, although creating a dedicated environment is recommended (see below).

conda

First, clone this repository. If you are using conda, the dependencies can be installed in a new environment using the provided environment file:

conda env create -f environment.yml

The newly created environment can be activated with:

conda activate psa_utils

Otherwise, please make sure the dependencies are installed with your system package manager, or a tool like pip. Use of a conda environment or virtualenv is recommended!

The package can then be installed with:

python setup.py install

URL

The URL for the PSA can be specified when instantiating the tap class. If none is given, a default URL is used, which corresponds to the default operational server.

Example

The Jupyter notebook included with this repository shows examples of each function and module. Click here to access the notebook!