wwt_api_client: Accessing WorldWide Telescope Web Services from Python

The wwt_api_client package provides a Python interface to the various web services that power the WorldWide Telescope project.

Installation

The easiest way to install wwt_api_client is through pip:

pip install wwt_api_client

Reporting issues

If you run into any issues, please open an issue.

Release History

Releases of wwt_api_client are logged in the file CHANGELOG.md on the release branch of this repository, as well as release listings maintained by GitHub and PyPI.

Continuous Integration and Deployment

This repository uses Cranko to automate release workflows.

Getting involved

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All participation in WWT communities is conditioned on your adherence to the WWT Code of Conduct, which basically says that you should not be a jerk.

Acknowledgments

The WorldWide Telescope system is a .NET Foundation project. Work on WWT has been supported by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the US National Science Foundation (grants 1550701, 1642446, and 2004840), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Microsoft.

Legalities

wwt_api_client is copyright the .NET Foundation. It is licensed under the MIT License.