astropy / astropy/astroquery

ENH: Irsa.query_ssa to handle format keyword better

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enhancement ipac.irsa
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Python
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Description

There are some inconsistencies between the standard/server side docs/pyvo docs, so at the moment `'all'` is hardwired, but we should support other formats, too.

See discussion: https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/pull/3076#discussion_r1962567503

This is potentially an upstream issue both for IRSA and pyvo

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the query_ssa entry point and read the linked discussion in pull request 3076. Compare the standard, server-side, and pyvo format expectations, then determine which non-'all' formats should be supported and whether the change belongs upstream. Done means the format keyword behaves consistently with the agreed specification.

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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
42/100

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