lsst.display.ds9

The lsst.display.ds9 module provides an SAOImage DS9 backend for the lsst.afw.display module.

Contributing

lsst.display.ds9 is developed at https://github.com/lsst/display_ds9. You can find Jira issues for this module under the display_ds9 component.

Python API reference

lsst.display.ds9 Package

Functions

ds9Cmd([cmd, trap, flush, silent, frame, get])	Issue a DS9 command, raising errors as appropriate.
ds9Version()	Get the version of DS9 in use.
get(xpa, xtemplate, paramList, mode)
getXpaAccessPoint()	Parse XPA_PORT if set and return an identifier to send DS9 commands.
initDS9([execDs9])	Initialize DS9.
reset()
selectFrame(frame)	Convert integer frame number to DS9 command syntax.
set(xpa, xtemplate, paramList, mode, buf, len)
setFd1(xpa, xtemplate, paramList, mode, fd)

Classes

Buffer([size])	Buffer to control sending commands to DS9.
DisplayImpl(display[, verbose])	Virtual device display implementation.
Ds9Error	Represents an error communicating with DS9.
Ds9Event(k, x, y)	An event generated by a mouse or key click on the display.
xparec

Class Inheritance Diagram