list_catalogs¶
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astropy.vo.client.conesearch.
list_catalogs
(**kwargs)[source] [edit on github]¶ Return the available Cone Search catalogs as a list of strings. These can be used for the
catalog_db
argument toconesearch()
.Parameters: cache : bool
Use caching for VO Service database. Access to actual VO websites referenced by the database still needs internet connection.
verbose : bool
Show download progress bars.
pattern : str or
None
If given string is anywhere in a catalog name, it is considered a matching catalog. It accepts patterns as in
fnmatch
and is case-insensitive. By default, all catalogs are returned.sort : bool
Sort output in alphabetical order. If not sorted, the order depends on dictionary hashing. Default is
True
.Returns: arr : list of str
List of catalog names.