What is APLpy?

APLpy: Enhance Your Python Projects with Stunning Astronomical Data Plots

Are you a Python user looking to elevate your projects with advanced features, especially when it comes to plotting astronomical data? If so, APLpy is the ideal tool for you. This Python extension enables you to create high-quality plots from FITS format files effortlessly.

A Quick Overview of APLpy

APLpy is packaged as a TAR archive, designed specifically to assist individuals in generating publication-quality plots from astronomical imaging data, particularly in FITS format.

Key Features:

• Utilizes Matplotlib for powerful and interactive plotting capabilities


• Produces output files in various graphical formats (EPS, PDF, PS, PNG, SVG)


• Allows interactive plot construction or script-based creation


• Supports grayscale, color scale, and three-color RGB images for FITS files


• Generates co-aligned FITS cubes for building three-color RGB images


• Enables plotting from FITS files with arbitrary velocity and multidimensional FITS cubes slicing


• Overlay multiple contour sets and customize shapes like circles, ellipses, rectangles


• Adds color bars, scale bars, and beams for enhanced visualizations


• Customizable labels and ticks appearance


• Panning, zooming features for easy navigation


• Save preferred views as full publication-quality plots

Download APLpy for Free

If you're ready to take your Python projects to the next level with stunning astronomical data plots, download APLpy now. Visit APLpy on Softpas, one of the largest software directories online.

How Download Works

Go to the Softpas website, press the 'Downloads' button, and pick the app you want to download and install—easy and fast!