swifttools 3.0.22

Tools for users of the Swift satellite

Swifttools python package

This module presents tools to enable access from Python to some of the web-based tools supporting the Swift satellite.

In the this release there are a two modules available: ukssdc and swift_too.

ukssdc provides a Python interface to various services from the UK Swift Science Data Centre. This includes the tools to build XRT data products, interfaces to query catalogues such as the LSXPS catalogue and tools to download data, including XRT GRB data products or Swift obs data.

swift_too provides a Python interface for submitting Swift Target of Opportunity Requests, calculating visibility of targets to Swift, querying observations that Swift has performed and will perform, and other Swift related tools. Documentation for the swift_too module can be found here: https://www.swift.psu.edu/too_api/index.php.