Loading from File#

The file loader allows you to load data from local files on your system.

Usage#

import jdaviz
jdaviz.show()

# Using load() directly
jdaviz.load('mydata.fits', format='1D Spectrum')

# Using loaders API
ldr = jdaviz.loaders['file']
ldr.filename = 'mydata.fits'
ldr.format = '1D Spectrum'
ldr.load()

Supported File Types#

The file loader supports various astronomical data formats through the underlying libraries:

FITS files (.fits, .fit)
ASDF files (.asdf)
ECSV files (.ecsv)
And more formats supported by astropy and specutils

See Data Formats for information on available data formats.

UI Access#