[AstroPy] problem reading IPAC table

Tommy Grav tgrav at me.com
Fri Jun 3 13:16:39 EDT 2016


I am trying to read an IPAC table with astropy (after having used atpy that has 
stopped being updated). However the reading of the table fails. Can anyone help?

Cheers
  Tommy

The code is:
from math import *
from astropy.table import Table
t = Table.read(“IPAC.tbl”,format=“ipac")
print len(t)

The error is:
> python -u plot_observed_fluxes.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "plot_observed_fluxes.py", line 5, in <module>
    t = Table.read("IPAC_C51_LPC_cryo.tbl",format="ipac")
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/table/table.py", line 2332, in read
    return io_registry.read(cls, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/registry.py", line 351, in read
    data = reader(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/ascii/connect.py", line 37, in io_read
    return read(filename, format=format, **kwargs)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/ascii/ui.py", line 341, in read
    dat = reader.read(table)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/ascii/core.py", line 1180, in read
    table = self.outputter(cols, self.meta)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/ascii/core.py", line 972, in __call__
    self._convert_vals(cols)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/astropy-1.2.dev15585-py2.7-macosx-10.5-x86_64.egg/astropy/io/ascii/core.py", line 959, in _convert_vals
    raise ValueError('Column {} failed to convert: {}'.format(col.name, last_err))
ValueError: Column cntr_01 failed to convert: invalid literal for long() with base 10: '\\'


The table is:
`\                                                                               
\fixlen = T
\RowsRetrieved =               520
\ORIGIN  = 'IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA), Caltech/JPL'
\DATETIME= '2016-06-03 08:14:41'
\DATABASE= 'WISE All-Sky Single Exposure (L1b) Source Table (allsky_4band_p1bs_psd)'
\EQUINOX = 'J2000'
\ One to One Match 
\NOTE    = 'Column names with suffix _01 are from the input file UC51_LPC_gator.tbl.'
\NOTE    = 'Column cntr_01 is a sequential counter added to ID each row in the user input file UC51_LPC_gator.tbl.'
\NOTE    = 'dist_x is the distance in arcsec between each input source and its potential match in the WISE All-Sky Single Exposure (L1b) Source Table.'
\NOTE    = 'pang_x is position angle, measured eastward from north, between the input source and potential match in the WISE All-Sky Single Exposure (L1b) Source Table. 
\NOTE    = 'Output rows are ordered by increasing cntr_01, and for each cntr_01 by increasing dist_x.'
\StatusFile = '/workspace/TMP_9TwuEY_18921/Gator/irsa/21410/log.21410.html'
\SQL     = 'WHERE (no constraints) 
\SQL     = 'SELECT (52 column names follow in next row.)'
\Upload   = 'file=UC51_LPC_gator.tbl radius=10 unit=arcsec'
\ 
\ 
|              cntr_01|       dist_x|       pang_x|     name_01|            jd_01|            ra_01|           dec_01|      sun2sc_x_01|      sun2sc_y_01|      sun2sc_z_01|   w1flag_01|   w2flag_01|   w3flag_01|   w4flag_01|          ra|        dec|    sigra|   sigdec| sigradec| w1mpro| w1sigmpro|   w1snr|          w1rchi2| w2mpro| w2sigmpro|   w2snr|          w2rchi2| w3mpro| w3sigmpro|   w3snr|          w3rchi2| w4mpro| w4sigmpro|   w4snr|          w4rchi2|          nb|          na| w1sat| w2sat| w3sat| w4sat| cc_flags| ph_qual|     sso_flg|          mjd|   tmass_key| j_m_2mass| j_msig_2mass| h_m_2mass| h_msig_2mass| k_m_2mass| k_msig_2mass|
|                 long|       double|       double|        char|           double|           double|           double|           double|           double|           double|         int|         int|         int|         int|      double|     double|   double|   double|   double| double|    double|  double|           double| double|    double|  double|           double| double|    double|  double|           double| double|    double|  double|           double|         int|         int|double|double|double|double|     char|    char|         int|       double|         int|    double|       double|    double|       double|    double|       double|
|                     |       arcsec|          deg|            |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |            |            |            |            |            |           |         |         |         |       |          |        |                 |       |          |        |                 |       |          |        |                 |       |          |        |                 |            |            |      |      |      |      |         |        |            |             |            |          |             |          |             |          |             |
|                 null|         null|         null|        null|             null|             null|             null|             null|             null|             null|        null|        null|        null|        null|        null|       null|     null|     null|     null|   null|      null|    null|             null|   null|      null|    null|             null|   null|      null|    null|             null|   null|      null|    null|             null|        null|        null|  null|  null|  null|  null|     null|    null|        null|         null|        null|      null|         null|      null|         null|      null|         null|
                     1      0.702542   -110.190660     CK05L030       55340.27985      176.47433333      41.888555556    -0.46183044709    -0.90117641217  2.5475567468e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4740873  41.8884882    0.3075    0.3074    0.0289  17.001       null     null       0.425599992  15.314       null      0.9       0.763000011  11.113      0.430      2.5        1.14699996   5.214      0.050     21.9        10.3500004            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UUCA            1  55340.279850         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     2      1.191349     23.956278     CK05L030       55340.27998        176.474125      41.889027778    -0.46182849332    -0.90117743975  2.5475581701e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4743055  41.8893302    0.3526    0.3778   -0.0571  16.171      0.331      3.3       0.512700021  15.203      0.349      3.1        0.83950001  10.918      0.330      3.3        1.15400004   5.216      0.064     16.9        6.14099979            2            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BBBA            1  55340.279977         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     3      1.120613    -83.712704     CK05L030       55340.54446      176.44183333      41.874611111    -0.45784908896    -0.90325902498  2.5498792038e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4414178  41.8746452    0.4234    0.3977   -0.1026  16.230      0.280      3.9        1.11500001  14.885       null      2.0        0.77609998  10.533      0.236      4.6        1.13399994   5.437      0.071     15.2        5.10500002            2            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BUBA            1  55340.544458         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     4      0.223009   -111.374916     CK05L030       55340.61067      176.43429167      41.870527778    -0.45685147037    -0.90377731968  2.5502811749e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4342142  41.8705052    0.3501    0.3841   -0.0698  16.776      0.424      2.6       0.891900003  14.975       null      1.7       0.822600007  10.741      0.266      4.1        1.04900002   4.971      0.063     17.2        5.37400007            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     CUBA            1  55340.610673         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     5      1.207195     35.906233     CK05L030       55340.74298      176.41870833      41.863638889    -0.45485620361    -0.90480967358   2.550870983e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4189724  41.8639105    0.3727    0.4275    0.1199  16.414       null      1.8       0.702499986  15.185      0.388      2.8        1.37800002  10.616      0.263      4.1       0.875899971   5.454      0.067     16.1        4.88100004            2            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UCBA            1  55340.742977         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     6      0.481288    172.637939     CK05L030       55340.87528        176.402375      41.855888889    -0.45285884729    -0.90583744873  2.5511778069e-05            1            1            1            1  176.4023980  41.8557563    0.3294    0.3328    0.0508  16.340      0.327      3.3             1.352  15.207      0.405      2.7        1.40900004  10.320      0.198      5.5        1.49100006   5.244      0.053     20.4        8.58199978            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BCBA            1  55340.875281         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     7      2.082220     27.859527     CK05L030       55341.13989         176.37025      41.840194444    -0.44885730109    -0.90787955846  2.5509514597e-05            1            1            1            1  176.3706128  41.8407058    0.3210    0.3526   -0.0271  16.122      0.259      4.2             1.245  15.334      0.397      2.7        1.83399999  10.874      0.304      3.6        1.50999999   5.195      0.056     19.4        8.17099953            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BCBA            1  55341.139889         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     8      0.525329     61.035402     CK05L030        55341.4045      176.33916667      41.826333333    -0.44484690905    -0.90990361741  2.5496225689e-05            1            1            1            1  176.3393380  41.8264040    0.3373    0.3749   -0.0211  16.255      0.297      3.7        1.33000004  15.188       null      1.4       0.569700003  10.437      0.202      5.4       0.719600022   5.293      0.062     17.4        3.80599999            2            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BUBA            1  55341.404497         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                     9      0.619262     16.487107     CK06O02F       55326.64427      144.64866667      3.9275555556    -0.65281988044    -0.77043313523  1.7439960916e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6487156   3.9277205    0.7296    0.7649   -0.0687  16.711       null      1.0       0.629700005  15.445       null      0.4       0.832700014  11.010      0.374      2.9       0.876800001   5.989      0.117      9.3        2.50600004            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UUCB            1  55326.644270         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    10      7.549195     28.419721     CK06O02F       55326.77657      144.65333333      3.9249722222    -0.65111848055    -0.77191209637  1.7468061883e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6543337   3.9268165    0.7286    0.7791    0.2262  15.442      0.151      7.2       0.423700005  14.897      0.288      3.8       0.842599988  11.225       null      0.3        1.29499996   7.178      0.290      3.7        1.16700006            2            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     BBUB            0  55327.239575    776676111     16.976         0.209     15.976         0.153     15.345         0.188 
                    11      2.513670    169.398129     CK06O02F       55326.90888      144.65845833      3.9239722222    -0.64941365029    -0.77338728158  1.7498504206e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6585871   3.9232859    2.0312    2.2606    0.6757  16.895       null     null        1.29200006  14.964       null      1.6        1.12699997  10.727      0.301      3.6        1.25300002   7.456       null      0.6        1.26400006            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UUBU            0  55327.107271         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    12      0.027311   -152.027596     CK06O02F       55327.04118      144.66416667           3.92175    -0.64770565631    -0.77485846001  1.7531291511e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6641631   3.9217433    0.6009    0.6194   -0.0479  16.831      0.454      2.4       0.667599976  15.637       null     null        1.23899996  11.248      0.500      2.2        1.01400006   5.966      0.099     10.9        2.63499999            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     CUCA            1  55327.041183         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    13      3.175762    179.933042     CK06O02F       55327.17349      144.66879167      3.9195555556     -0.6459942494    -0.77632584623   1.756643507e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6687927   3.9186734    0.5491    0.5627    0.0434  16.296       null      1.8        1.47800004  14.891      0.313      3.5       0.554700017  10.633      0.279      3.9        1.28100002   5.874      0.092     11.9        1.75300002            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UBBA            1  55327.173487         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    14      0.389513    124.104207     CK06O02F       55327.23958          144.6725      3.9181666667    -0.64513815967     -0.7770573541  1.7584872566e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6725898   3.9181060    0.6065    0.6402    0.1156  17.093       null     null        1.27499998  15.512       null     null              1.13  10.969      0.381      2.8        1.09899998   5.983      0.101     10.7        1.80499995            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UUCA            1  55327.239575         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    15      0.577296   -163.457123     CK06O02F       55327.30579      144.67391667      3.9172222222    -0.64427969731    -0.77778921063  1.7603933933e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6738709   3.9170685    0.6675    0.6392   -0.0464  16.456       null      1.1             1.074  15.474       null      0.1        1.10399997  10.768      0.302      3.6       0.969099998   5.694      0.109     10.0        2.33599997            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     UUBA            1  55327.305791         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 
                    16      0.667582   -101.040166     CK06O02F       55327.37188      144.67695833      3.9158611111    -0.64342197524    -0.77851876198   1.762355031e-05            1            1            1            1  144.6767759   3.9158256    0.5525    0.5875    0.1269  16.550      0.490      2.2        1.07500005  15.640       null      0.2       0.758700013  10.396      0.232      4.7       0.834200025   5.907      0.094     11.5        2.45600009            1            0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000      0000     CUBA            1  55327.371880         null       null          null       null          null       null          null 







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