In conjunction with the release of yt 3.5, I'm pleased to announce the

inaugural release of the yt_astro_analysis package.

yt_astro_analysis is an extension of yt for astro-specific analysis

modules. This functionality previously existed in yt as the

analysis_modules submodule, but has been spun off into its own package

to allow development to occur on its own timeline independent of yt.

yt_astro_analysis includes:

- halo finding

- halo analysis

- light cones

- data export to RADMC-3D radiative transfer code

Switching from yt's analysis_modules to yt_astro_analysis should be

straightforward. yt_astro_analysis can be installed with pip:

Then, analysis scripts need only change their import lines from

"yt.analysis_modules" to "yt.extensions.astro_analysis".

The yt_astro_analysis package lives at:

Documentation can be found at:

Just like yt, contributions to yt_astro_analysis are highly

encouraged!

Regards,

The yt development team

yt_astro_analysis has received contributions from the following

people:

Pengfei Chen

Bili Dong

Hilary Egan

Nathan Goldbaum

Cameron Hummels

Kacper Kowalik

Matthew Krafczyk

Michael Kuhlen

Sam Leitner

Joshua Moloney

Christopher Moody

Andrew Myers

Mark Richardson

Douglas Rudd

Anthony Scopatz

Sam Skillman

Stephen Skory

Britton Smith

Geoffrey So

Casey W. Stark

Stephanie Tonnesen

Matthew Turk

Miguel de Val-Borro

Mike Warren

John Wise

John ZuHone