astropy / astropy/specreduce

Define format for line lists

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Jupyter Notebook
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Description

The line lists added in #4 are taken verbatim from their sources and are thus somewhat heterogeneous. We should define a consistent format that is easily parseable and contains the necessary metadata like wavelength units and whether they're air or vacuum.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the line lists added in #4 and comparing their source formats. Define a consistent, parseable format that preserves necessary metadata, including wavelength units and whether wavelengths are air or vacuum; done means the line lists follow that format.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter-notebook
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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