astropy-in-2014-whats-new-where-we-are-headed.json

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  "alias": "video/2778/astropy-in-2014-whats-new-where-we-are-headed",
  "category": "SciPy 2014",
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  "description": "Astropy continues to see significant growth in available software,\ndevelopers, and users. A new major release (V0.3) was made in the past\nyear as well as many minor releases. V0.4 is scheduled for release by\nthe time of conference and will include support for the VO SAMP\nprotocol. We will report on the progress made in building and enhancing\nthe core libraries in the Astropy Project, including a new model and\nfitting framework, enhanced units, quantities, and table functionality,\na VO cone search tool, and a new convolution subpackage. We'll review\nthe current set of tools available, highlighting in particular the new\ncapabilities present. We will also give an overview of current\nactivities and development plans for the core and affiliated packages,\nas well as adding new resources/tutorials for learning how to use\nastropy.\n",
  "duration": null,
  "id": 2778,
  "language": "eng",
  "quality_notes": "",
  "recorded": "2014-07-14",
  "slug": "astropy-in-2014-whats-new-where-we-are-headed",
  "speakers": [
    "Perry Greenfield"
  ],
  "summary": "We report on the progress made on the Astropy Project in the past year\nhighlighting the new capabilities added as well as the near-term\ndevelopment plans.\n",
  "tags": [
    "astropy"
  ],
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  "title": "Astropy in 2014: What's new, where we are headed",
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