arrow-py / arrow-py/arrow

GPS time conversion

Open
#1,109 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
9.1k
Forks
784
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

There is a strong need for GPS time conversion in many science applications. Unfortunately none of the existing python date/time libraries support GPS time conversion. The only library that does on a limited basis is [astropy](https://www.astropy.org). I am the upstream maintainer of [gpstime](https://pypi.org/project/gpstime/), which is an attempt to fill that gap. I (and likely much of the scientific community) would be extremely thrilled if this functionality was just folded into arrow.

## Feature Request

GPS time conversion support.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

Research direction

Start by reviewing Arrow’s existing date and time conversion APIs, then compare the requested behavior with the linked gpstime project and the limited support in astropy. Define the supported GPS conversion scope and expected results before implementation; done means GPS time conversion is available in Arrow and its behavior is verified against the chosen reference.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.