This package contains Python and IDL clients for accessing MLSO data via the MLSO data web API.
The easiest way to install the MLSO API client is via the released versions on PyPI. This is the recommended method for most users.
pip install mlso-api-client
If you want to upgrade an existing installation, do:
pip install -U mlso-api-client
The source code can be found on the repo's GitHub page. Use git or download a ZIP file with contents of the source.
Once you have the source code, install the Python portion of the package:
cd mlso-api-client
pip install .
If you intend to make changes to the code, install the dev requirements and allow changes to the code to automatically be used:
pip install -e .[dev]
For IDL, simply put the idl/
directory in your IDL_PATH
.
See the documentation for help on using the package, including the API Endpoints, the bindings for Python and IDL, and the command-line interface.