search

pyvo.registry.search(keywords=None, servicetype=None, waveband=None, datamodel=None, includeaux=False)

execute a simple query to the RegTAP registry.

Parameters

keywordsstr or list of str

keyword terms to match to registry records. Use this parameter to find resources related to a particular topic.

servicetypestr

the service type to restrict results to. Allowed values include ‘conesearch’, ‘sia’ , ‘ssa’, ‘slap’, ‘tap’

wavebandstr

the name of a desired waveband; resources returned will be restricted to those that indicate as having data in that waveband. Allowed values include ‘radio’, ‘millimeter’, ‘infrared’, ‘optical’, ‘uv’, ‘euv’, ‘x-ray’ ‘gamma-ray’

datamodelstr

the name of the datamodel to search for; makes only sence in conjunction with servicetype tap (or no servicetype).

See http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaDataModel for more informations about data models.

includeauxboolean

Flag for whether to include auxiliary capabilities in results. This may result in duplicate capabilities being returned, especially if the servicetype is not specified.

Returns

RegistryResults

a container holding a table of matching resource (e.g. services)

See also

RegistryResults