Accept astropy Table as upload_resource for TAP
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- Python
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Description
This is a feature request for TAP/Gaia. I think it is useful to be able to use astropy Table instance directly as `upload_resource` argument without the need to output the file to disk. Currently, it seems that the `upload_resource` argument specifically should be the filename of the file containing the table in VOTable format. I think such a feature is very useful for on-the-fly/interactive exploration.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the TAP/Gaia handling of the upload_resource argument and how it currently accepts VOTable filenames. Determine how an astropy Table could be accepted without writing a file, then verify that interactive uploads work while existing filename-based uploads remain supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100