TapPlus

class astroquery.utils.tap.TapPlus(*, url=None, host=None, server_context=None, tap_context=None, port=80, sslport=443, default_protocol_is_https=False, connhandler=None, upload_context=None, table_edit_context=None, data_context=None, datalink_context=None, verbose=False, client_id=None)

Bases: Tap

TAP plus class Provides TAP and TAP+ capabilities

Constructor

Parameters:

urlstr, mandatory if no host is specified, default None

TAP URL

hoststr, optional, default None

host name

server_contextstr, optional, default None

server context

tap_contextstr, optional, default None

tap context

upload_contextstr, optional, default None

upload context

table_edit_contextstr, optional, default None

context for all actions to be performed over a existing table

data_contextstr, optional, default None

data context

datalink_contextstr, optional, default None

datalink context

portint, optional, default ‘80’

HTTP port

sslportint, optional, default ‘443’

HTTPS port

default_protocol_is_httpsbool, optional, default False

Specifies whether the default protocol to be used is HTTPS

connhandlerconnection handler object, optional, default None

HTTP(s) connection hander (creator). If no handler is provided, a new one is created.

verbosebool, optional, default ‘True’

flag to display information about the process

Methods Summary

delete_user_table(*[, table_name, ...])	Removes a user table
get_args_4_rename_table(table_name, ...)
get_current_column_values_for_update(column)
get_datalinks(ids, *[, linking_parameter, ...])	Gets datalinks associated to the provided identifiers
get_new_column_values_for_update(...)
get_table_update_arguments(table_name, ...)
is_valid_user(*[, user_id, verbose])	Determines if the specified user exists in the system TAP+ only
load_data(*[, params_dict, output_file, verbose])	Loads the specified data
load_group(*[, group_name, verbose])	Load group with title being group_name
load_groups(*[, verbose])	Loads groups
load_shared_items(*[, verbose])	Loads shared items
load_tables(*[, only_names, ...])	Loads all public tables
login(*[, user, password, credentials_file, ...])	Performs a login.
login_gui(*[, verbose])	Performs a login using a GUI dialog
logout(*[, verbose])	Performs a logout
remove_jobs(jobs_list, *[, verbose])	Removes the specified jobs
rename_table(*[, table_name, ...])	This method allows you to update the column names of a user table.
search_async_jobs(*[, jobfilter, verbose])	Searches for jobs applying the specified filter
set_ra_dec_columns(*[, table_name, ...])	Set columns of a table as ra and dec respectively a user table
share_group_add_user(*[, group_name, ...])	Adds user to a group
share_group_create(*[, group_name, ...])	Creates a group
share_group_delete(*[, group_name, verbose])	Deletes a group
share_group_delete_user(*[, group_name, ...])	Deletes user from a group
share_table(*[, group_name, table_name, ...])	Shares a table with a group
share_table_stop(*[, group_name, ...])	Stop sharing a table
update_user_table(*[, table_name, ...])	Updates a user table
upload_table(*[, upload_resource, ...])	Uploads a table to the user private space
upload_table_from_job(*[, job, table_name, ...])	Creates a table to the user private space from a job

Methods Documentation

delete_user_table(*, table_name=None, force_removal=False, verbose=False)

Removes a user table

Parameters:

table_namestr, required

table to be removed

force_removalbool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to indicate if removal should be forced

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

get_args_4_rename_table(table_name, new_table_name, new_column_names_dict)

static get_current_column_values_for_update(column)

get_datalinks(ids, *, linking_parameter=None, verbose=False)

Gets datalinks associated to the provided identifiers

Parameters:

idsstr list, mandatory

list of identifiers

linking_parameterstr, optional, default SOURCE_ID, valid values: SOURCE_ID, TRANSIT_ID, IMAGE_ID

By default, all the identifiers are considered as source_id SOURCE_ID: the identifiers are considered as source_id TRANSIT_ID: the identifiers are considered as transit_id IMAGE_ID: the identifiers are considered as sif_observation_id

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A table object

static get_new_column_values_for_update(list_of_changes, column_name, c_flags, c_indexed, c_ucd, c_utype)

static get_table_update_arguments(table_name, columns, list_of_changes)

is_valid_user(*, user_id=None, verbose=False)

Determines if the specified user exists in the system TAP+ only

Parameters:

user_idstr, mandatory

user id to be checked

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

Boolean indicating if the specified user exists

load_data(*, params_dict=None, output_file=None, verbose=False)

Loads the specified data

Parameters:

params_dictdictionary, mandatory

list of request parameters

output_filestring, optional, default None

file where the results are saved. If it is not provided, the http response contents are returned.

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A table object if output_file is None.

None if output_file is not None.

load_group(*, group_name=None, verbose=False)

Load group with title being group_name

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group to be loaded

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A group with title being group_name

load_groups(*, verbose=False)

Loads groups

Parameters:

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A set of groups of a user

load_shared_items(*, verbose=False)

Loads shared items

Parameters:

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A set of shared items

load_tables(*, only_names=False, include_shared_tables=False, verbose=False)

Loads all public tables

Parameters:

only_namesbool, TAP+ only, optional, default ‘False’

True to load table names only

include_shared_tablesbool, TAP+, optional, default ‘False’

True to include shared tables

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A list of table objects

login(*, user=None, password=None, credentials_file=None, verbose=False)

Performs a login. User and password arguments can be used or a file that contains user name and password (2 lines: one for user name and the following one for the password). If no arguments are provided, a prompt asking for user name and password will appear.

Parameters:

userstr, default None

login name

passwordstr, default None

user password

credentials_filestr, default None

file containing user and password in two lines

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

login_gui(*, verbose=False)

Performs a login using a GUI dialog

Parameters:

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

logout(*, verbose=False)

Performs a logout

Parameters:

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

remove_jobs(jobs_list, *, verbose=False)

Removes the specified jobs

Parameters:

jobs_liststr, mandatory

jobs identifiers to be removed

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

rename_table(*, table_name=None, new_table_name=None, new_column_names_dict=None, verbose=False)

This method allows you to update the column names of a user table.

Parameters:

table_name: str, required

old name of the user’s table

new_table_name: str, required

new name of the user’s table

new_column_names_dict: dict str:str

dict with pairs “old_column1_name:new_column1_name”

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

search_async_jobs(*, jobfilter=None, verbose=False)

Searches for jobs applying the specified filter

Parameters:

jobfilterJobFilter, optional, default None

job filter

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

Returns:

A list of Job objects

set_ra_dec_columns(*, table_name=None, ra_column_name=None, dec_column_name=None, verbose=False)

Set columns of a table as ra and dec respectively a user table

Parameters:

table_namestr

table to be set

ra_column_namestr

ra column to be set

dec_column_namestr

dec column to be set

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_group_add_user(*, group_name=None, user_id=None, verbose=False)

Adds user to a group

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group which user_id will be added in

user_idstr, required

user id to be added

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_group_create(*, group_name=None, description=None, verbose=False)

Creates a group

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group to be created

descriptionstr, required

description of the group

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_group_delete(*, group_name=None, verbose=False)

Deletes a group

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group to be created

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_group_delete_user(*, group_name=None, user_id=None, verbose=False)

Deletes user from a group

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group which user_id will be removed from

user_idstr, required

user id to be deleted

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_table(*, group_name=None, table_name=None, description=None, verbose=False)

Shares a table with a group

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group in which table will be shared

table_namestr, required

table to be shared

descriptionstr, required

description of the sharing

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

share_table_stop(*, group_name=None, table_name=None, verbose=False)

Stop sharing a table

Parameters:

group_namestr, required

group where the table is shared to

table_namestr, required

table to be stopped from being shared

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

update_user_table(*, table_name=None, list_of_changes=(), verbose=False)

Updates a user table

Parameters:

table_namestr

table to be updated

list_of_changeslist

list of lists, each one of them containing sets of [column_name, field_name, value]. column_name is the name of the column to be updated field_name is the name of the tap field to be modified field name can be ‘utype’, ‘ucd’, ‘flags’ or ‘indexed’ value is the new value this field of this column will take

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

upload_table(*, upload_resource=None, table_name=None, table_description=None, format=None, verbose=False)

Uploads a table to the user private space

Parameters:

upload_resourceobject, mandatory

table to be uploaded: pyTable, file or URL.

table_namestr, required if uploadResource is provided, default None

resource temporary table name associated to the uploaded resource

table_descriptionstr, optional, default None

table description

formatstr, optional, default ‘VOTable’

resource format

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process

upload_table_from_job(*, job=None, table_name=None, table_description=None, verbose=False)

Creates a table to the user private space from a job

Parameters:

job: job, mandatory

job used to create a table. Could be a string with the jobid or a job itself

table_namestr, default ‘t’+jobid

resource temporary table name associated to the uploaded resource

table_descriptionstr, optional, default None

table description

verbosebool, optional, default ‘False’

flag to display information about the process