README.md

Python XMM scripts

Download the latest version: 0.1-Alpha Release

Python scripts to automate the process of data reduction and generate scientific products from XMM-Newton data.

• uses python's subprocess module to run sas tasks
• uses python's os module to manipulate folder paths and files
• uses python's glob module to find files by name, path and regular expressions
• uses astropy module to read relevant data from file headers, and manipulate files if necessary

Warning:

Need to initialize HEASOFT and SAS environment apropriately beforehand