copyIntoCatalog

lsst.afw.table.copyIntoCatalog(catalog, target, sourceSchema=None, sourcePrefix=None, targetPrefix=None)

Copy entries from one Catalog into another.

Parameters:

cataloglsst.afw.table.base.Catalog

Source catalog to be copied from.

targetlsst.afw.table.base.Catalog

Target catalog to be copied to (edited in place).

sourceSchemalsst.afw.table.Schema, optional

Schema of source catalog.

sourcePrefixstr, optional

If set, only those keys with that prefix will be copied.

targetPrefixstr, optional

If set, prepend it to the copied (target) key name

Returns:

targetlsst.afw.table.base.Catalog

Target catalog that is edited in place.