[AstroPy] numarray pdf 1.5 is broken. Using numdisplay, Python, PIL, and Tkinter

[Wayne Watson]

Hi, it must be than that the version of the pyfits user manual I found 
is out of date, since it talks about numarray.
I just wanted to confirm that I understood the role of ds9, which is as 
you essentially wrote, is a program and not a python module.
I just found the numpy manual, Dec. 7, 2006, by Oliphant. Is that the 
current one? It mentions fits once, and image about 5 times (mostly as 
what seems to be a module). Here are a few lines from the manual:

    • nd image –> scipy.ndimage
    • convolve –> scipy.stsci.convolve
    • image –> scipy.stsci.image
    If you don’t want to install all of scipy, you can grab just these
    packages from SVN
    using


imshow is not found in it. The manual is close to 350 pages. I certainly 
don't want to print it if it doesn't meet my needs. To put it in terms 
of Python, consider:

import Image
im = Image.open("lena.ppm")
print im.format, im.size, im.mode
im.show()

I'm looking for a capability somewhat like that above for fits, and not 
ppm. show is pretty primitive, but the the idea is that I want this 
little program to display lena.fits.


Cohen-Tanugi Johann wrote:
> hi Wayne, I am not sure I understand your request, but :
> 1) numarray is obsolete, use numpy.
> 2) ds9 is meant to display fits image, it has nothing to do with 
> internet AFAIK. You also have FV from HEASARC.
> 3) if you need to just visualize a fits image as an array, you have 
> several possibilities in numpy : imshow, pcolor, etc.... check the 
> user(s guide.
>
> HTH,
> Johann
>
> Wayne Watson wrote:
>> I tried downloading the numarray from the web and Acrobat burped. It 
>> came up with an error. Where is the official site for it?
>>
>> It appears to display a fits image one must either use numdisplay or 
>> some combo of numarray and Python's PIL and a GUI like Tkinter. I 
>> really want to use Python in such a manner if it is possible. From 
>> what little I know about DS9, it is an internet viewer.
>> -- 
>> Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>>
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           Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

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