astropy / astropy/astroquery

MAST: Move drizzlepac astroquery_utils upstream to astroquery.mast

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Description

Folks have found that the code in [astroquery_utils.py](https://github.com/spacetelescope/drizzlepac/blob/385c29ed4bc33030d5440d8b9877ad5ffa9518eb/drizzlepac/haputils/astroquery_utils.py#L23) should be moved upstream to astroquery to make them generally available. It would be very useful to make retrieve_observation available to everyone. It also might make sense to enable it to work well on AWS as well to pull the files from the right place easily.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing drizzlepac/haputils/astroquery_utils.py, especially retrieve_observation, and compare its behavior with the astroquery.mast interface. Clarify the intended upstream API and AWS behavior with maintainers; the work is done when the utility is generally available through astroquery.mast and the requested file retrieval works in the supported environments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, python
Domain
api, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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