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Bug fix.
The object that the except block catches either Exception object or string.
Thus, .message attribute, which is proper for Exception object, should not
use. I have replaced .message attribute with str() function.


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[100]1"""
2This is the ATNF Single Dish Analysis package.
3
4"""
[1080]5import os,sys,shutil, platform
[226]6
[1456]7# Set up CASAPATH and first time use of asap i.e. ~/.asap/*
[1080]8plf = None
9if sys.platform == "linux2":
10    if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
11        plf = 'linux_64b'
12    else:
13        plf = 'linux_gnu'
14elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
15    plf = 'darwin'
16else:
17    # Shouldn't happen - default to linux
18    plf = 'linux'
19asapdata = __path__[-1]
[1171]20# Allow user defined data location
21if os.environ.has_key("ASAPDATA"):
22    if os.path.exists(os.environ["ASAPDATA"]):
23        asapdata = os.environ["ASAPDATA"]
[1456]24# use CASAPATH if defined and "data" dir present
25if not os.environ.has_key("CASAPATH") or \
26        not os.path.exists(os.environ["CASAPATH"].split()[0]+"/data"):
27    os.environ["CASAPATH"] = "%s %s somwhere" % ( asapdata, plf)
[1171]28# set up user space
[1080]29userdir = os.environ["HOME"]+"/.asap"
30if not os.path.exists(userdir):
31    print 'First time ASAP use. Setting up ~/.asap'
32    os.mkdir(userdir)
[1445]33    #shutil.copyfile(asapdata+"/data/ipythonrc-asap", userdir+"/ipythonrc-asap")
[1603]34    # commented out by TT on 2009.06.23 for casapy use
35    ##shutil.copyfile(asapdata+"/data/ipy_user_conf.py",
36    ##                userdir+"/ipy_user_conf.py")
[1080]37    f = file(userdir+"/asapuserfuncs.py", "w")
38    f.close()
39    f = file(userdir+"/ipythonrc", "w")
40    f.close()
[1603]41# commented out by TT on 2009.06.23 for casapy use
42##else:
43    # upgrade to support later ipython versions
44    ##if not os.path.exists(userdir+"/ipy_user_conf.py"):
45    ##    shutil.copyfile(asapdata+"/data/ipy_user_conf.py",
46    ##                    userdir+"/ipy_user_conf.py")
47
[1171]48# remove from namespace
[1080]49del asapdata, userdir, shutil, platform
50
[513]51def _validate_bool(b):
[226]52    'Convert b to a boolean or raise'
53    bl = b.lower()
54    if bl in ('f', 'no', 'false', '0', 0): return False
55    elif bl in ('t', 'yes', 'true', '1', 1): return True
56    else:
57        raise ValueError('Could not convert "%s" to boolean' % b)
58
[513]59def _validate_int(s):
[226]60    'convert s to int or raise'
61    try: return int(s)
62    except ValueError:
63        raise ValueError('Could not convert "%s" to int' % s)
64
[513]65def _asap_fname():
[226]66    """
67    Return the path to the rc file
68
69    Search order:
70
71     * current working dir
72     * environ var ASAPRC
[274]73     * HOME/.asaprc
[706]74
[226]75    """
76
77    fname = os.path.join( os.getcwd(), '.asaprc')
78    if os.path.exists(fname): return fname
79
80    if os.environ.has_key('ASAPRC'):
81        path =  os.environ['ASAPRC']
82        if os.path.exists(path):
83            fname = os.path.join(path, '.asaprc')
84            if os.path.exists(fname):
85                return fname
86
87    if os.environ.has_key('HOME'):
88        home =  os.environ['HOME']
89        fname = os.path.join(home, '.asaprc')
90        if os.path.exists(fname):
91            return fname
92    return None
93
[706]94
[226]95defaultParams = {
96    # general
[513]97    'verbose'             : [True, _validate_bool],
98    'useplotter'          : [True, _validate_bool],
[542]99    'insitu'              : [True, _validate_bool],
[706]100
[226]101    # plotting
[706]102    'plotter.gui'         : [True, _validate_bool],
[226]103    'plotter.stacking'    : ['p', str],
104    'plotter.panelling'   : ['s', str],
[700]105    'plotter.colours'     : ['', str],
106    'plotter.linestyles'  : ['', str],
[710]107    'plotter.decimate'    : [False, _validate_bool],
108    'plotter.ganged'      : [True, _validate_bool],
[1022]109    'plotter.histogram'  : [False, _validate_bool],
[1097]110    'plotter.papertype'  : ['A4', str],
[1603]111    'plotter.xaxisformatting' : ['asap', str],
[710]112
[226]113    # scantable
114    'scantable.save'      : ['ASAP', str],
[513]115    'scantable.autoaverage'      : [True, _validate_bool],
[226]116    'scantable.freqframe' : ['LSRK', str],  #default frequency frame
[1076]117    'scantable.verbosesummary'   : [False, _validate_bool],
[1603]118    'scantable.storage'   : ['memory', str],
119    'scantable.history'   : [True, _validate_bool],
120    'scantable.reference'      : ['.*(e|w|_R)$', str]
[226]121    # fitter
122    }
123
[255]124def list_rcparameters():
[706]125
[255]126    print """
[737]127# general
128# print verbose output
129verbose                    : True
[255]130
[737]131# preload a default plotter
132useplotter                 : True
[255]133
[737]134# apply operations on the input scantable or return new one
135insitu                     : True
[706]136
[737]137# plotting
[710]138
[737]139# do we want a GUI or plot to a file
140plotter.gui                : True
[710]141
[737]142# default mode for colour stacking
143plotter.stacking           : Pol
[255]144
[737]145# default mode for panelling
146plotter.panelling          : scan
[255]147
[737]148# push panels together, to share axislabels
149plotter.ganged             : True
[710]150
[1603]151# decimate the number of points plotted by a factor of
[737]152# nchan/1024
153plotter.decimate           : False
[733]154
[737]155# default colours/linestyles
156plotter.colours            :
157plotter.linestyles         :
[700]158
[1022]159# enable/disable histogram plotting
160plotter.histogram          : False
161
[1097]162# ps paper type
163plotter.papertype          : A4
164
[1603]165# The formatting style of the xaxis
166plotter.xaxisformatting    : 'asap' or 'mpl'
167
[737]168# scantable
[1076]169
[1259]170# default storage of scantable ('memory'/'disk')
[1076]171scantable.storage          : memory
[1603]172
173# write history of each call to scantable
174scantable.history          : True
175
[737]176# default ouput format when saving
177scantable.save             : ASAP
[1603]178
[737]179# auto averaging on read
180scantable.autoaverage      : True
[255]181
[737]182# default frequency frame to set when function
[1097]183# scantable.set_freqframe is called
[737]184scantable.freqframe        : LSRK
[255]185
[737]186# Control the level of information printed by summary
187scantable.verbosesummary   : False
[706]188
[1603]189# Control the identification of reference (off) scans
190# This is has to be a regular expression
191scantable.reference         : .*(e|w|_R)$
[737]192# Fitter
193"""
[706]194
[226]195def rc_params():
196    'Return the default params updated from the values in the rc file'
[706]197
[513]198    fname = _asap_fname()
[706]199
[226]200    if fname is None or not os.path.exists(fname):
201        message = 'could not find rc file; returning defaults'
202        ret =  dict([ (key, tup[0]) for key, tup in defaultParams.items()])
203        #print message
204        return ret
[706]205
[226]206    cnt = 0
207    for line in file(fname):
208        cnt +=1
209        line = line.strip()
210        if not len(line): continue
211        if line.startswith('#'): continue
212        tup = line.split(':',1)
213        if len(tup) !=2:
[1612]214            #print ('Illegal line #%d\n\t%s\n\tin file "%s"' % (cnt, line, fname))
[1614]215            asaplog.push('Illegal line #%d\n\t%s\n\tin file "%s"' % (cnt, line, fname))
216            print_log('WARN')
[226]217            continue
[706]218
[226]219        key, val = tup
220        key = key.strip()
221        if not defaultParams.has_key(key):
[1612]222            #print ('Bad key "%s" on line %d in %s' % (key, cnt, fname))
[1614]223            asaplog.push('Bad key "%s" on line %d in %s' % (key, cnt, fname))
224            print_log('WARN')
[226]225            continue
[706]226
[226]227        default, converter =  defaultParams[key]
228
229        ind = val.find('#')
230        if ind>=0: val = val[:ind]   # ignore trailing comments
231        val = val.strip()
232        try: cval = converter(val)   # try to convert to proper type or raise
[1080]233        except ValueError, msg:
[1612]234            #print ('Bad val "%s" on line #%d\n\t"%s"\n\tin file "%s"\n\t%s' % (val, cnt, line, fname, msg))
[1676]235            asaplog.push('Bad val "%s" on line #%d\n\t"%s"\n\tin file "%s"\n\t%s' % (val, cnt, line, fname, str(msg)))
[1614]236            print_log('WARN')
[226]237            continue
238        else:
239            # Alles Klar, update dict
240            defaultParams[key][0] = cval
241
242    # strip the conveter funcs and return
243    ret =  dict([ (key, tup[0]) for key, tup in defaultParams.items()])
[466]244    print ('loaded rc file %s'%fname)
[226]245
246    return ret
247
248
249# this is the instance used by the asap classes
[706]250rcParams = rc_params()
[226]251
252rcParamsDefault = dict(rcParams.items()) # a copy
253
254def rc(group, **kwargs):
255    """
256    Set the current rc params.  Group is the grouping for the rc, eg
[379]257    for scantable.save the group is 'scantable', for plotter.stacking, the
258    group is 'plotter', and so on.  kwargs is a list of attribute
[226]259    name/value pairs, eg
260
[379]261      rc('scantable', save='SDFITS')
[226]262
263    sets the current rc params and is equivalent to
[706]264
[379]265      rcParams['scantable.save'] = 'SDFITS'
[226]266
267    Use rcdefaults to restore the default rc params after changes.
268    """
269
[379]270    aliases = {}
[706]271
[226]272    for k,v in kwargs.items():
273        name = aliases.get(k) or k
[1603]274        if len(group):
275            key = '%s.%s' % (group, name)
276        else:
277            key = name
[226]278        if not rcParams.has_key(key):
279            raise KeyError('Unrecognized key "%s" for group "%s" and name "%s"' % (key, group, name))
[706]280
[226]281        rcParams[key] = v
282
283
284def rcdefaults():
285    """
286    Restore the default rc params - the ones that were created at
287    asap load time
288    """
289    rcParams.update(rcParamsDefault)
290
[1295]291def _n_bools(n, val):
292    return [ val for i in xrange(n) ]
[513]293
294def _is_sequence_or_number(param, ptype=int):
295    if isinstance(param,tuple) or isinstance(param,list):
[928]296        if len(param) == 0: return True # empty list
[513]297        out = True
298        for p in param:
299            out &= isinstance(p,ptype)
300        return out
301    elif isinstance(param, ptype):
302        return True
303    return False
304
[928]305def _to_list(param, ptype=int):
306    if isinstance(param, ptype):
307        if ptype is str: return param.split()
308        else: return [param]
309    if _is_sequence_or_number(param, ptype):
310        return param
311    return None
[715]312
[944]313def unique(x):
[992]314    """
315    Return the unique values in a list
316    Parameters:
317        x:      the list to reduce
318    Examples:
319        x = [1,2,3,3,4]
320        print unique(x)
321        [1,2,3,4]
322    """
[944]323    return dict([ (val, 1) for val in x]).keys()
324
[992]325def list_files(path=".",suffix="rpf"):
326    """
327    Return a list files readable by asap, such as rpf, sdfits, mbf, asap
328    Parameters:
329        path:     The directory to list (default '.')
330        suffix:   The file extension (default rpf)
331    Example:
332        files = list_files("data/","sdfits")
333        print files
334        ['data/2001-09-01_0332_P363.sdfits',
335        'data/2003-04-04_131152_t0002.sdfits',
336        'data/Sgr_86p262_best_SPC.sdfits']
337    """
338    if not os.path.isdir(path):
339        return None
[1295]340    valid = "rpf rpf.1 rpf.2 sdf sdfits mbf asap".split()
[992]341    if not suffix in valid:
342        return None
343    files = [os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(path+"/"+f)) for f in os.listdir(path)]
344    return filter(lambda x: x.endswith(suffix),files)
345
[715]346# workaround for ipython, which redirects this if banner=0 in ipythonrc
347sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
348sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__
349
350# Logging
351from asap._asap import Log as _asaplog
352global asaplog
[710]353asaplog=_asaplog()
[715]354if rcParams['verbose']:
355    asaplog.enable()
356else:
357    asaplog.disable()
358
[1614]359def print_log(level='INFO'):
[1660]360    from taskinit import casalog
[715]361    log = asaplog.pop()
[1612]362    #if len(log) and rcParams['verbose']: print log
[1614]363    if len(log) and rcParams['verbose']: casalog.post( log, priority=level )
[715]364    return
365
[1295]366def mask_and(a, b):
367    assert(len(a)==len(b))
368    return [ a[i] & b[i] for i in xrange(len(a)) ]
[1134]369
[1295]370def mask_or(a, b):
371    assert(len(a)==len(b))
372    return [ a[i] | b[i] for i in xrange(len(a)) ]
373
374def mask_not(a):
375    return [ not i for i in a ]
376
[1117]377from asapfitter import fitter
[895]378from asapreader import reader
[944]379from selector import selector
[710]380
[100]381from asapmath import *
[1080]382from scantable import scantable
[1097]383from asaplinefind import linefinder
[1134]384from linecatalog import linecatalog
[1460]385from interactivemask import interactivemask
[285]386
[928]387if rcParams['useplotter']:
[1295]388    try:
[1603]389        from asapplotter import asapplotter
390        gui = os.environ.has_key('DISPLAY') and rcParams['plotter.gui']
391        if gui:
392            import matplotlib
393            matplotlib.use("TkAgg")
394        import pylab
395        xyplotter = pylab
396        plotter = asapplotter(gui)
397        del gui
[1295]398    except ImportError:
[1612]399        #print "Matplotlib not installed. No plotting available"
[1614]400        asaplog.post( "Matplotlib not installed. No plotting available")
401        print_log('WARN')
[285]402
[574]403__date__ = '$Date: 2010-01-27 00:43:10 +0000 (Wed, 27 Jan 2010) $'.split()[1]
[1603]404__version__  = '2.3.1 alma'
[1445]405# nrao casapy specific, get revision number
[1494]406#__revision__ = ' unknown '
[1456]407casapath=os.environ["CASAPATH"].split()
[1624]408#svninfo.txt path
409if os.path.isdir(casapath[0]+'/'+casapath[1]+'/python/2.5/asap'):
410    # for casa developer environment (linux or darwin)
411    revinfo=casapath[0]+'/'+casapath[1]+'/python/2.5/asap/svninfo.txt'
412else:
413    # for end-user environments
414    if casapath[1]=='darwin':
415        revinfo=casapath[0]+'/Resources/python/asap/svninfo.txt'
416    else:
417        revinfo=casapath[0]+'/lib/python2.5/asap/svninfo.txt'
[1445]418if os.path.isfile(revinfo):
419    f = file(revinfo)
[1605]420    f.readline()
[1445]421    revsionno=f.readline()
422    f.close()
[1662]423    del f
[1445]424    __revision__ = revsionno.rstrip()
[1494]425else:
426    __revision__ = ' unknown '
[100]427
[1193]428def is_ipython():
[1259]429    return '__IP' in dir(sys.modules["__main__"])
[1193]430if is_ipython():
[1014]431    def version(): print  "ASAP %s(%s)"% (__version__, __date__)
[706]432    def list_scans(t = scantable):
[1295]433        import types
[706]434        globs = sys.modules['__main__'].__dict__.iteritems()
435        print "The user created scantables are:"
436        sts = map(lambda x: x[0], filter(lambda x: isinstance(x[1], t), globs))
437        print filter(lambda x: not x.startswith('_'), sts)
438        return
[100]439
[715]440    def commands():
441        x = """
[113]442    [The scan container]
443        scantable           - a container for integrations/scans
[182]444                              (can open asap/rpfits/sdfits and ms files)
[113]445            copy            - returns a copy of a scan
446            get_scan        - gets a specific scan out of a scantable
[984]447                              (by name or number)
[1093]448            drop_scan       - drops a specific scan out of a scantable
449                              (by number)
[984]450            set_selection   - set a new subselection of the data
451            get_selection   - get the current selection object
[113]452            summary         - print info about the scantable contents
[182]453            stats           - get specified statistic of the spectra in
454                              the scantable
455            stddev          - get the standard deviation of the spectra
456                              in the scantable
[113]457            get_tsys        - get the TSys
458            get_time        - get the timestamps of the integrations
[1351]459            get_inttime     - get the integration time
[733]460            get_sourcename  - get the source names of the scans
[794]461            get_azimuth     - get the azimuth of the scans
462            get_elevation   - get the elevation of the scans
463            get_parangle    - get the parallactic angle of the scans
[876]464            get_unit        - get the current unit
[513]465            set_unit        - set the abcissa unit to be used from this
466                              point on
[255]467            get_abcissa     - get the abcissa values and name for a given
468                              row (time)
[1259]469            get_column_names - get the names of the columns in the scantable
470                               for use with selector.set_query
[113]471            set_freqframe   - set the frame info for the Spectral Axis
472                              (e.g. 'LSRK')
[276]473            set_doppler     - set the doppler to be used from this point on
[984]474            set_dirframe    - set the frame for the direction on the sky
[240]475            set_instrument  - set the instrument name
[1190]476            set_feedtype    - set the feed type
[255]477            get_fluxunit    - get the brightness flux unit
[240]478            set_fluxunit    - set the brightness flux unit
[1603]479            set_sourcetype  - set the type of the source - source or reference
[188]480            create_mask     - return an mask in the current unit
481                              for the given region. The specified regions
482                              are NOT masked
[255]483            get_restfreqs   - get the current list of rest frequencies
484            set_restfreqs   - set a list of rest frequencies
[1603]485            shift_refpix    - shift the reference pixel of the IFs
486            set_spectrum    - overwrite the spectrum for a given row
487            get_spectrum    - retrieve the spectrum for a given
488            get_mask        - retrieve the mask for a given
[1012]489            flag            - flag selected channels in the data
[1192]490            lag_flag        - flag specified frequency in the data
[1151]491            save            - save the scantable to disk as either 'ASAP',
492                              'SDFITS' or 'ASCII'
[486]493            nbeam,nif,nchan,npol - the number of beams/IFs/Pols/Chans
[733]494            nscan           - the number of scans in the scantable
[1603]495            nrow            - the number of spectra in the scantable
[486]496            history         - print the history of the scantable
[530]497            get_fit         - get a fit which has been stored witnh the data
[706]498            average_time    - return the (weighted) time average of a scan
[513]499                              or a list of scans
500            average_pol     - average the polarisations together.
[1144]501            average_beam    - average the beams together.
[992]502            convert_pol     - convert to a different polarisation type
[690]503            auto_quotient   - return the on/off quotient with
[1069]504                              automatic detection of the on/off scans (closest
505                              in time off is selected)
[1144]506            mx_quotient     - Form a quotient using MX data (off beams)
[1014]507            scale, *, /     - return a scan scaled by a given factor
508            add, +, -       - return a scan with given value added
[513]509            bin             - return a scan with binned channels
510            resample        - return a scan with resampled channels
511            smooth          - return the spectrally smoothed scan
512            poly_baseline   - fit a polynomial baseline to all Beams/IFs/Pols
[706]513            auto_poly_baseline - automatically fit a polynomial baseline
[780]514            recalc_azel     - recalculate azimuth and elevation based on
515                              the pointing
[513]516            gain_el         - apply gain-elevation correction
517            opacity         - apply opacity correction
518            convert_flux    - convert to and from Jy and Kelvin brightness
[255]519                              units
[513]520            freq_align      - align spectra in frequency frame
[1014]521            invert_phase    - Invert the phase of the cross-correlation
[1351]522            swap_linears    - Swap XX and YY (or RR LL)
[513]523            rotate_xyphase  - rotate XY phase of cross correlation
524            rotate_linpolphase - rotate the phase of the complex
525                                 polarization O=Q+iU correlation
[733]526            freq_switch     - perform frequency switching on the data
527            stats           - Determine the specified statistic, e.g. 'min'
528                              'max', 'rms' etc.
529            stddev          - Determine the standard deviation of the current
530                              beam/if/pol
[1014]531     [Selection]
532         selector              - a selection object to set a subset of a scantable
533            set_scans          - set (a list of) scans by index
534            set_cycles         - set (a list of) cycles by index
535            set_beams          - set (a list of) beamss by index
536            set_ifs            - set (a list of) ifs by index
537            set_polarisations  - set (a list of) polarisations by name
538                                 or by index
539            set_names          - set a selection by name (wildcards allowed)
540            set_tsys           - set a selection by tsys thresholds
[1259]541            set_query          - set a selection by SQL-like query, e.g. BEAMNO==1
[1351]542            ( also  get_ functions for all these )
[1014]543            reset              - unset all selections
[1351]544            +                  - merge two selections
[733]545
[513]546     [Math] Mainly functions which operate on more than one scantable
[100]547
[706]548            average_time    - return the (weighted) time average
[513]549                              of a list of scans
550            quotient        - return the on/off quotient
551            simple_math     - simple mathematical operations on two scantables,
552                              'add', 'sub', 'mul', 'div'
[1069]553            quotient        - build quotient of the given on and off scans
[1351]554                              (matched pairs and 1 off - n on are valid)
[1117]555            merge           - merge a list of scantables
[1069]556
[1151]557     [Line Catalog]
558        linecatalog              - a linecatalog wrapper, taking an ASCII or
559                                   internal format table
560            summary              - print a summary of the current selection
561            set_name             - select a subset by name pattern, e.g. '*OH*'
562            set_strength_limits  - select a subset by line strength limits
563            set_frequency_limits - select a subset by frequency limits
564            reset                - unset all selections
565            save                 - save the current subset to a table (internal
566                                   format)
567            get_row              - get the name and frequency from a specific
568                                   row in the table
[513]569     [Fitting]
[113]570        fitter
571            auto_fit        - return a scan where the function is
572                              applied to all Beams/IFs/Pols.
573            commit          - return a new scan where the fits have been
574                              commited.
575            fit             - execute the actual fitting process
[984]576            store_fit       - store the fit parameters in the data (scantable)
[113]577            get_chi2        - get the Chi^2
578            set_scan        - set the scantable to be fit
579            set_function    - set the fitting function
580            set_parameters  - set the parameters for the function(s), and
581                              set if they should be held fixed during fitting
[513]582            set_gauss_parameters - same as above but specialised for individual
583                                   gaussian components
[113]584            get_parameters  - get the fitted parameters
[513]585            plot            - plot the resulting fit and/or components and
586                              residual
[210]587    [Plotter]
588        asapplotter         - a plotter for asap, default plotter is
589                              called 'plotter'
[984]590            plot            - plot a scantable
[1151]591            plot_lines      - plot a linecatalog overlay
[378]592            save            - save the plot to a file ('png' ,'ps' or 'eps')
[210]593            set_mode        - set the state of the plotter, i.e.
594                              what is to be plotted 'colour stacked'
595                              and what 'panelled'
[984]596            set_selection   - only plot a selected part of the data
[733]597            set_range       - set a 'zoom' window [xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax]
[255]598            set_legend      - specify user labels for the legend indeces
599            set_title       - specify user labels for the panel indeces
[733]600            set_abcissa     - specify a user label for the abcissa
[255]601            set_ordinate    - specify a user label for the ordinate
[378]602            set_layout      - specify the multi-panel layout (rows,cols)
[733]603            set_colors      - specify a set of colours to use
604            set_linestyles  - specify a set of linestyles to use if only
605                              using one color
[1151]606            set_font        - set general font properties, e.g. 'family'
[1054]607            set_histogram   - plot in historam style
[733]608            set_mask        - set a plotting mask for a specific polarization
[1171]609            text            - draw text annotations either in data or relative
610                              coordinates
611            arrow           - draw arrow annotations either in data or relative
612                              coordinates
613            axhline,axvline - draw horizontal/vertical lines
614            axhspan,axvspan - draw horizontal/vertical regions
[1175]615
616        xyplotter           - matplotlib/pylab plotting functions
617
[182]618    [Reading files]
619        reader              - access rpfits/sdfits files
[984]620            open            - attach reader to a file
621            close           - detach reader from file
[182]622            read            - read in integrations
623            summary         - list info about all integrations
624
[113]625    [General]
626        commands            - this command
627        print               - print details about a variable
628        list_scans          - list all scantables created bt the user
[992]629        list_files          - list all files readable by asap (default rpf)
[113]630        del                 - delete the given variable from memory
631        range               - create a list of values, e.g.
632                              range(3) = [0,1,2], range(2,5) = [2,3,4]
633        help                - print help for one of the listed functions
634        execfile            - execute an asap script, e.g. execfile('myscript')
[255]635        list_rcparameters   - print out a list of possible values to be
[274]636                              put into $HOME/.asaprc
[1171]637        rc                  - set rc parameters from within asap
[466]638        mask_and,mask_or,
639        mask_not            - boolean operations on masks created with
640                              scantable.create_mask
[706]641
[210]642    Note:
643        How to use this with help:
644                                         # function 'summary'
645        [xxx] is just a category
646        Every 'sub-level' in this list should be replaces by a '.' Period when
[706]647        using help
[210]648        Example:
649            ASAP> help scantable # to get info on ths scantable
650            ASAP> help scantable.summary # to get help on the scantable's
651            ASAP> help average_time
652
[715]653            """
[1151]654        if rcParams['verbose']:
655            try:
656                from IPython.genutils import page as pager
657            except ImportError:
658                from pydoc import pager
659            pager(x)
660        else:
661            print x
[715]662        return
[113]663
[706]664def welcome():
665    return """Welcome to ASAP v%s (%s) - the ATNF Spectral Analysis Package
[100]666
[1035]667Please report any bugs via:
[1378]668http://svn.atnf.csiro.au/trac/asap/simpleticket
[100]669
[378]670[IMPORTANT: ASAP is 0-based]
[706]671Type commands() to get a list of all available ASAP commands.""" % (__version__, __date__)
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