Scripting Glue

nessie_glue_script.py

from glue import core
from glue.core.data_factories import auto_data, tabular_data
from glue.core.link_helpers import Galactic2Equatorial, MultiLink
from glue.qt.glue_application import GlueApplication

from convert_xyz import galactic2xyz

# Load data from files
d = tabular_data('irdcs.fits')
d.label = "IRDC Catalog"

d2 = auto_data('mips_nessie.fits')
d2.label = "MIPS"

# Create Data Collection
dc = core.DataCollection([d, d2])

#define the links
links1 = Galactic2Equatorial(d.id['_RAJ2000'], d.id['_DEJ2000'],
                             d2.id['World x: GLON-CAR'],
                             d2.id['World y: GLAT-CAR'])
dc.add_link(links1)

links2 = MultiLink([d2.id['World x: GLON-CAR'], d2.id['World y: GLAT-CAR']],
                   ['gx', 'gy'], galactic2xyz)
dc.add_link(links2)

#start application
glue = GlueApplication(dc)
glue.start()

Example of setting up Glue using a python script. Posted to discuss whether scripting API can be simplified