{"categories":[{"label":"Physics","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-physics"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"SunPy provides Python tools for accessing, loading, and analyzing solar physics data, including data search/download interfaces, image and time-series containers, solar coordinate frames, and coordinate transformations.","skillfed_tags":["solar-physics","astronomy","data-analysis"],"use_cases":["Download and load solar imaging data from multiple sources and display or analyze it in a standardized format","Transform solar observations between different coordinate systems for multi-instrument analysis","Build time-series analysis pipelines for solar activity monitoring or event detection","Access and process solar spectroscopy or magnetogram data within a Python workflow","Develop solar physics research code that relies on consistent data handling and coordinate conventions"],"what_it_does":"SunPy is a mature Python library for solar physics research, providing standardized containers and tools for working with solar observation data. It abstracts away the complexity of accessing multiple data sources, handling different image formats, and managing solar-specific coordinate systems and transformations. The library sits on top of established scientific Python packages (numpy, astropy, fsspec, requests, packaging, parfive, pyerfa) to offer domain-specific functionality without reinventing foundational tools.\n\nTypical workflows involve searching and downloading solar data from multiple providers through a unified interface, loading that data into map or time-series objects, and performing coordinate transformations to align observations from different instruments or time periods. The package is designed for researchers and data analysts who work with solar imagery, spectroscopy, or other solar observations and need reliable, well-tested abstractions rather than building these tools from scratch.","worth_installing":"Yes. SunPy is a stable, actively maintained library (Production/Stable status, release 45 days ago) with low install friction, no known security vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. It is the standard tool in its domain and appropriate for any solar physics research or analysis work in Python. The requirement for Python 3.12 or later is not a barrier for modern projects."},"id":"sunpy","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sunpy","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sunpy.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/sunpy/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-30","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"sunpy","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"SunPy core package: Python for Solar Physics"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":106375,"position":12655,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"8.0.0"}