Miscellaneous Utilities

PREFACE ships with several convenience utilities for inspecting supported instruments and managing intermediate files.

Listing Supported Telescopes

import preface

print(preface.telescope_list)

Returns a list of all instrument names recognised by PREFACE.

Retrieving Available Filters

import preface

preface.get_available_filters_list("TNT ULTRASPEC")

Returns the photometric filters supported by the specified instrument.

Opening the Telescope Reference Table

import preface

preface.open_scope_csv()

Opens the bundled telescope reference CSV in your default application, providing a full overview of instrument parameters used internally by PREFACE.

Clearing Intermediate Files

import preface

preface.wipe_intermediate_csvs()

Removes temporary intermediate CSV files generated during pipeline execution, freeing up disk space after a run is complete.