Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: pyspedas
Version: 0.6.29
Summary: Python Space Physics Environment Data Analysis                     Software (SPEDAS)
Home-page: https://github.com/nickssl/pyspedas
Author: Nick Hatzigeorgiu
Author-email: nikos@berkeley.edu
License: MIT
Project-URL: Information, http://spedas.org/wiki/
Description: 

        # pyspedas

        

        Pyspedas is an implementation of the SPEDAS framework in python. 

        

        The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis Software ([SPEDAS](http://spedas.org/wiki)) framework is written in IDL and contains data loading, data analysis and data plotting tools for various scientific NASA missions.   

        

        This package is designed to work with the libraries [cdflib](https://github.com/MAVENSDC/cdflib) and [pytplot](https://github.com/MAVENSDC/PyTplot).

        

        ### How It Works

        

        CDF files are downloaded from the internet to the local machine. 

        The data from these files is loaded into pytplot objects and can be plotted. 

        

        ## Getting Started

        

        These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

        

        ### Install Python

        

        Python 3.5+ is required.  

        

        We recommend [Anaconda](https://www.continuum.io/downloads/) which comes with a suite of packages useful for science. 

        

        ### Install pyspedas

        

        To install pyspedas, open a command line and type the command:

        

        `pip install pyspedas`

        

        ### Upgrade pyspedas

        

        If you have already installed pyspedas, you can upgrade to the latest version using:

        

        `pip install --upgrade pyspedas`

        

        

        ## Running pyspedas

        

        After installation, please change the file `pyspedas/prefs.ini` and set `data_dir=C:\Datapy\themis` to a writable directory of your choice. This is the local directory where the CDF files will be saved. 

        

        To download CDF files for the Themis mission, use: 

        

        `import pyspedas`

        

        `pyspedas.load_data(mission, dates, probes, instruments, level, downloadonly)`

        

        For example: 

        

        `d = pyspedas.load_data('themis', '2015-12-31', ['tha'], 'state', 'l1', False)`

        

        ### Crib sheets

        

        Folder `examples` contains some crib sheets to get you started. 

        

        

        ### Additional Information

        

        For pytplot, see: https://github.com/MAVENSDC/PyTplot

        

        For cdflib, see: https://github.com/MAVENSDC/cdflib

        

        For SPEDAS, see http://spedas.org/blog/

        

        For information on the Themis mission, see http://themis.ssl.berkeley.edu/ 

        

        
Keywords: spedas data tools
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Requires-Python: >=3.5
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