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Name Description Code Docs Site Contact Community Documentation Testing Software Maturity Python 3 License
HAPI Client Access time series data access from many sources Bob Weigel
Kamodo Kamodo is an official NASA open-source python package built upon the functionalization of datasets. Darren De Zeeuw
PlasmaPy Python package for plasma research and education Nick Murphy
pysat Management and analysis tool for satellite and radar data. pysat Development Team
pySPEDAS Tools for loading, analysis and plotting of data from various heliophysics missions and ground magnetometers Jim Lewis
SpacePy Space science library for Python. Includes file I/O, time and coordinate conversions, common analysis techniques. Jon Niehof
SunPy Python for Solar Physics Stuart Mumford

HAPI Client

Access time series data access from many sources
Bob Weigel

Kamodo

Kamodo is an official NASA open-source python package built upon the functionalization of datasets.
Darren De Zeeuw

PlasmaPy

Python package for plasma research and education
Nick Murphy

pysat

Management and analysis tool for satellite and radar data.
pysat Development Team

pySPEDAS

Tools for loading, analysis and plotting of data from various heliophysics missions and ground magnetometers
Jim Lewis

SpacePy

Space science library for Python. Includes file I/O, time and coordinate conversions, common analysis techniques.
Jon Niehof

SunPy

Python for Solar Physics
Stuart Mumford

Other packages








Name Description Code Docs Site Contact Community Documentation Testing Software Maturity Python 3 License
AACGMV2 A Python wrapper for the AACGM-v2 C library Angeline G. Burrell
AFINO A tool for finding oscillations in time series data Andrew Inglis
aiapy A Python package for analyzing data from SDO/AIA Will Barnes, Mark Cheung
aidapy A Python package to provide machine learning and statistical methods to heliophysics data Romain Dupuis, Jorge Amaya, Giovanni Lapenta
amisrsynthdata The amisrsynthdata package generates synthetic data for the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radars (AMISR). Leslie Lamarche
apexpy A Python wrapper for the Apex fortran library Angeline G. Burrell
CCSDSPy A Python package for reading CCSDS (spacecraft) packet data. Daniel da Silva
CDFlib Read / Write NASA CDF with pure Python + Numpy, no compiling Bryan Harter, Michael Liu, David Stansby, Michael Hirsch
CloudCatalog A Python package for retrieving cloud data file catalogs/indices Sandy Antunes
dbprocessing Database-driven Heliophysics processing controller. Jon Niehof
enlilviz A Python toolkit for Enlil solar wind visualizations. Greg Lucas
fiasco A Python interface to the CHIANTI atomic database. Will Barnes
fisspy Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS) on the New Solar Telescope. Juhyeong Kang
geodata Geophysics analysis of radar and optical systems. John Swoboda
geopack Python version of geopack and Tsyganenko models Sheng Tian
GeospaceLAB A Python library for managing and visualizing data in Space Physics. Lei Cai
HERMES-Core A central Python Package for common functionality across all HERMES instruments Steven Christe, Damian Barrous Dumme, Andrew Robbertz
hissw Easily integrate SSWIDL scripts into your Python workflow via Jinja templates Will Barnes
irispy-lmsal A Python package that provides the tools to read in and analyze data from the IRIS solar-observing satellite. Nabil Freij
lofarSun LOFAR solar and spaceweather data processing Peijin Zhang
MCALF Accurately constraining velocity information from spectral imaging observations using machine learning techniques. Conor MacBride
NDCube A Python package for manipulating, inspecting and visualizing multi-dimensional contiguous and non-contiguous coordinate-aware data arrays Dan Ryan
OCBpy A Python module that converts between AACGM coordinates and an adjustable magnetic coordinate system based on the location of the polar cap Angeline G. Burrell
OMMBV Othogonal Multipole Magnetic Basis Vectors - Accurately map electric fields and ion drifts along geomagnetic field lines and accurately express vectors relative to a multipole magnetic field using an orthogonal basis. Russell Stoneback
PyAuroraX Python library supporting data access and analysis for All-Sky Imager (ASI) data Darren Chaddock
PyCDFpp A fast and easy to use C++ CDF library with Python bindings. Alexis Jeandet
pyDARN Python data visualization library for the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network. SuperDARN Data Visualization Working Group
pyflct A Python wrapper for Fourier Local Correlation Tracking Nabil Freij
pyglow Upper atmosphere models and geophysical indices. Timothy Duly
PyGS Analysis tools for flux ropes based on GS techniques Yu Chen and Qiang Hu
PyRFU PyRFU is a free and open-source Python package for advanced analysis of in-situ space plasma data. Louis Richard
pysatCDF Python reader for NASA CDF, includes CDF libraries. Russell Stoneback
python-magnetosphere Python wrapper for cxform, coordinate transformation package David Parunakian
PyTplot Based on IDL tplot, plots and manipulates time series data Bryan Harter
regularizePSF A Python package for manipulating and correcting various point spread functions Marcus Hughes
sami2py Run, read, and plot the SAMI2 ionospheric model. Jeff Klenzing
SAVIC Stability Analysis Vitalizing Instability Classification - a Python package for predicting, quantifying and classifying ion-driven plasma instabilities Mihailo Martinovic
SciQLop SciQLOP (SCIentific Qt application for Learning from Observations of Plasmas) is a powerful and user-friendly software designed for the visualization and analysis of in-situ space plasma data with jupyter notebook integrated. Alexis Jeandet
SkyWinder SkyWinder is an open-source Python package useful for instrument control and telemetry. Carl Bjorn Kjellstrand
solarmach Multi-spacecraft heliospheric configuration plotter Jan Gieseler
solo-epd-loader Data loader for Solar Orbiter/EPD energetic charged particle sensors EPT, HET, and STEP Jan Gieseler
space-packet-parser A CCSDS telemetry packet decoding library based on the XTCE packet format description standard. Gavin Medley
Speasy Speasy is a free and open-source Python package that makes it easy to find and load space physics data from a variety of data sources, whether it is online and public such as CDAWEB and AMDA, or any described archive, local or remote. Alexis Jeandet
SpiceyPy Pythonic wrapper for Spice. Andrew M. Annex
sunkit-image A image processing toolbox for Solar Physics Nabil Freij
sunkit-instruments A SunPy-affiliated package for solar instrument-specific tools. Nabil Freij
sunraster A SunPy-affiliated package which provides tools to analyze data from spectral data from any solar mission. Nabil Freij
TomograPy Coronal tomographic reconstructions. Nicolas Barbey
viresclient Access to ESA Swarm mission products EOX IT Services / Ashley Smith
XRTpy A Python package for analyzing data from the X-Ray Telescope instrument onboard the Hinode spacecraft. Joy Velasquez

AACGMV2

A Python wrapper for the AACGM-v2 C library
Angeline G. Burrell

AFINO

A tool for finding oscillations in time series data
Andrew Inglis

aiapy

A Python package for analyzing data from SDO/AIA
Will Barnes, Mark Cheung

aidapy

A Python package to provide machine learning and statistical methods to heliophysics data
Romain Dupuis, Jorge Amaya, Giovanni Lapenta

amisrsynthdata

The amisrsynthdata package generates synthetic data for the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radars (AMISR).
Leslie Lamarche

apexpy

A Python wrapper for the Apex fortran library
Angeline G. Burrell

CCSDSPy

A Python package for reading CCSDS (spacecraft) packet data.
Daniel da Silva

CDFlib

Read / Write NASA CDF with pure Python + Numpy, no compiling
Bryan Harter, Michael Liu, David Stansby, Michael Hirsch

CloudCatalog

A Python package for retrieving cloud data file catalogs/indices
Sandy Antunes

dbprocessing

Database-driven Heliophysics processing controller.
Jon Niehof

enlilviz

A Python toolkit for Enlil solar wind visualizations.
Greg Lucas

fiasco

A Python interface to the CHIANTI atomic database.
Will Barnes

fisspy

Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS) on the New Solar Telescope.
Juhyeong Kang

geodata

Geophysics analysis of radar and optical systems.
John Swoboda

geopack

Python version of geopack and Tsyganenko models
Sheng Tian

GeospaceLAB

A Python library for managing and visualizing data in Space Physics.
Lei Cai

HERMES-Core

A central Python Package for common functionality across all HERMES instruments
Steven Christe, Damian Barrous Dumme, Andrew Robbertz

hissw

Easily integrate SSWIDL scripts into your Python workflow via Jinja templates
Will Barnes

irispy-lmsal

A Python package that provides the tools to read in and analyze data from the IRIS solar-observing satellite.
Nabil Freij

lofarSun

LOFAR solar and spaceweather data processing
Peijin Zhang

MCALF

Accurately constraining velocity information from spectral imaging observations using machine learning techniques.
Conor MacBride

NDCube

A Python package for manipulating, inspecting and visualizing multi-dimensional contiguous and non-contiguous coordinate-aware data arrays
Dan Ryan

OCBpy

A Python module that converts between AACGM coordinates and an adjustable magnetic coordinate system based on the location of the polar cap
Angeline G. Burrell

OMMBV

Othogonal Multipole Magnetic Basis Vectors - Accurately map electric fields and ion drifts along geomagnetic field lines and accurately express vectors relative to a multipole magnetic field using an orthogonal basis.
Russell Stoneback

PyAuroraX

Python library supporting data access and analysis for All-Sky Imager (ASI) data
Darren Chaddock

PyCDFpp

A fast and easy to use C++ CDF library with Python bindings.
Alexis Jeandet

pyDARN

Python data visualization library for the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network.
SuperDARN Data Visualization Working Group

pyflct

A Python wrapper for Fourier Local Correlation Tracking
Nabil Freij

pyglow

Upper atmosphere models and geophysical indices.
Timothy Duly

PyGS

Analysis tools for flux ropes based on GS techniques
Yu Chen and Qiang Hu

PyRFU

PyRFU is a free and open-source Python package for advanced analysis of in-situ space plasma data.
Louis Richard

pysatCDF

Python reader for NASA CDF, includes CDF libraries.
Russell Stoneback

python-magnetosphere

Python wrapper for cxform, coordinate transformation package
David Parunakian

PyTplot

Based on IDL tplot, plots and manipulates time series data
Bryan Harter

regularizePSF

A Python package for manipulating and correcting various point spread functions
Marcus Hughes

sami2py

Run, read, and plot the SAMI2 ionospheric model.
Jeff Klenzing

SAVIC

Stability Analysis Vitalizing Instability Classification - a Python package for predicting, quantifying and classifying ion-driven plasma instabilities
Mihailo Martinovic

SciQLop

SciQLOP (SCIentific Qt application for Learning from Observations of Plasmas) is a powerful and user-friendly software designed for the visualization and analysis of in-situ space plasma data with jupyter notebook integrated.
Alexis Jeandet

SkyWinder

SkyWinder is an open-source Python package useful for instrument control and telemetry.
Carl Bjorn Kjellstrand

solarmach

Multi-spacecraft heliospheric configuration plotter
Jan Gieseler

solo-epd-loader

Data loader for Solar Orbiter/EPD energetic charged particle sensors EPT, HET, and STEP
Jan Gieseler

space-packet-parser

A CCSDS telemetry packet decoding library based on the XTCE packet format description standard.
Gavin Medley

Speasy

Speasy is a free and open-source Python package that makes it easy to find and load space physics data from a variety of data sources, whether it is online and public such as CDAWEB and AMDA, or any described archive, local or remote.
Alexis Jeandet

SpiceyPy

Pythonic wrapper for Spice.
Andrew M. Annex

sunkit-image

A image processing toolbox for Solar Physics
Nabil Freij

sunkit-instruments

A SunPy-affiliated package for solar instrument-specific tools.
Nabil Freij

sunraster

A SunPy-affiliated package which provides tools to analyze data from spectral data from any solar mission.
Nabil Freij

TomograPy

Coronal tomographic reconstructions.
Nicolas Barbey

viresclient

Access to ESA Swarm mission products
EOX IT Services / Ashley Smith

XRTpy

A Python package for analyzing data from the X-Ray Telescope instrument onboard the Hinode spacecraft.
Joy Velasquez

Un-evaluated packages








Name Description Code Docs Site Contact
ACEmag Load and Plot ACE satellite magnetometer data Michael Hirsch
AstrometryAzEl plate scale / calibrate star imagery to use multiple auroral/airglow cameras together Michael Hirsch
Auroral Electrojet Auroral Electrojet AE-index read and plot. Michael Hirsch
DASCutils Digital All Sky Camera utilities, for camera at Poker Flat Research Range and elsewhere Michael Hirsch
Digital Meridian Spectrometer UAF Digital Meridian Spectrometer-- load and plot Michael Hirsch
GEOrinex Python RINEX 2/3 NAV/OBS reader with speed and simplicity, handling most RINEX formats. Michael Hirsch
GIMAmag UAF Geophysical Institute magnetometer network data read and plot Michael Hirsch
GLOW NCAR GLOW 0.981 aurora/airglow model IR-VIS-UV from Python Michael Hirsch
GOESutils Download and plot GOES satellite PNGs and high-resolution NetCDF4 by date/time Michael Hirsch
HWM-93 NASA Horizontal Wind Model HWM93 in Python and Matlab Michael Hirsch
IGRF-13 International Geomagnetic Reference Field IGRF -- in Python and Matlab Michael Hirsch
IRI-2016 International Reference Ionosphere 2016 from Python and Matlab Michael Hirsch
IRI-90 IRI90-international reference ionosphere in Python Michael Hirsch
LOWTRAN LOWTRAN atmospheric absorption extinction, scatter and irradiance model--in Python and Matlab Michael Hirsch
MadrigalWeb Access data from any Madrigal database. Bill Rideout
Maidenhead Python Maidenhead <--> WGS84 coordinate conversions, useful for crowdsourced observations Michael Hirsch
MGSutils Mars Global Surveyor radio occultation Michael Hirsch
MSISE-00 NRL MSISE-00 atmospheric model-- in Python and Matlab Michael Hirsch
NEXRADutils Download/Plot NEXRAD compositive reflectivity by date/time, for ionospheric perturbations Michael Hirsch
POLAN estimate true ionosphere height from ionosonde Michael Hirsch
PyGemini Python frontend for Gemini3D ionospheric kintic + fluid dynamics models Michael Hirsch
PyMap3D Python 3D coordinate conversions for geospace ecef enu eci and more Michael Hirsch
PyZenodo Simple, clean pure Python 3 Zenodo API (upload, download data). Michael Hirsch
ReesAurora Rees/Sergienko module of excitation rates, relevant to auroral optical emissions Michael Hirsch
Scanning Doppler Interferometer Dowload & plot Scanning Doppler Interferometer data from PI Mark Conde's instruments. Michael Hirsch
ScienceDates Date / time conversions used in the sciences. Michael Hirsch
THEMISasi Read & Plot THEMIS ASI 256x256 "high resolution" GBO ground-based imager data Michael Hirsch
WMM2015 World Magnetic Model 2015 from Python Michael Hirsch
WMM2020 World Magnetic Model 2020 from Python Michael Hirsch

ACEmag

Load and Plot ACE satellite magnetometer data
Michael Hirsch

AstrometryAzEl

plate scale / calibrate star imagery to use multiple auroral/airglow cameras together
Michael Hirsch

Auroral Electrojet

Auroral Electrojet AE-index read and plot.
Michael Hirsch

DASCutils

Digital All Sky Camera utilities, for camera at Poker Flat Research Range and elsewhere
Michael Hirsch

Digital Meridian Spectrometer

UAF Digital Meridian Spectrometer-- load and plot
Michael Hirsch

GEOrinex

Python RINEX 2/3 NAV/OBS reader with speed and simplicity, handling most RINEX formats.
Michael Hirsch

GIMAmag

UAF Geophysical Institute magnetometer network data read and plot
Michael Hirsch

GLOW

NCAR GLOW 0.981 aurora/airglow model IR-VIS-UV from Python
Michael Hirsch

GOESutils

Download and plot GOES satellite PNGs and high-resolution NetCDF4 by date/time
Michael Hirsch

HWM-93

NASA Horizontal Wind Model HWM93 in Python and Matlab
Michael Hirsch

IGRF-13

International Geomagnetic Reference Field IGRF -- in Python and Matlab
Michael Hirsch

IRI-2016

International Reference Ionosphere 2016 from Python and Matlab
Michael Hirsch

IRI-90

IRI90-international reference ionosphere in Python
Michael Hirsch

LOWTRAN

LOWTRAN atmospheric absorption extinction, scatter and irradiance model--in Python and Matlab
Michael Hirsch

MadrigalWeb

Access data from any Madrigal database.
Bill Rideout

Maidenhead

Python Maidenhead <--> WGS84 coordinate conversions, useful for crowdsourced observations
Michael Hirsch

MGSutils

Mars Global Surveyor radio occultation
Michael Hirsch

MSISE-00

NRL MSISE-00 atmospheric model-- in Python and Matlab
Michael Hirsch

NEXRADutils

Download/Plot NEXRAD compositive reflectivity by date/time, for ionospheric perturbations
Michael Hirsch

POLAN

estimate true ionosphere height from ionosonde
Michael Hirsch

PyGemini

Python frontend for Gemini3D ionospheric kintic + fluid dynamics models
Michael Hirsch

PyMap3D

Python 3D coordinate conversions for geospace ecef enu eci and more
Michael Hirsch

PyZenodo

Simple, clean pure Python 3 Zenodo API (upload, download data).
Michael Hirsch

ReesAurora

Rees/Sergienko module of excitation rates, relevant to auroral optical emissions
Michael Hirsch

Scanning Doppler Interferometer

Dowload & plot Scanning Doppler Interferometer data from PI Mark Conde's instruments.
Michael Hirsch

ScienceDates

Date / time conversions used in the sciences.
Michael Hirsch

THEMISasi

Read & Plot THEMIS ASI 256x256 "high resolution" GBO ground-based imager data
Michael Hirsch

WMM2015

World Magnetic Model 2015 from Python
Michael Hirsch

WMM2020

World Magnetic Model 2020 from Python
Michael Hirsch