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ASDF - Advanced Scientific Data Format
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``asdf`` is a tool for reading and writing Advanced Scientific Data
Format (ASDF) files.

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Getting Started
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   asdf/install
   asdf/overview
   asdf/features
   asdf/asdf_tool
   asdf/changes

Extending ASDF
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  asdf/extensions.rst

API Documentation
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  asdf/user_api
  asdf/developer_api

Contributing and reporting issues
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We welcome feedback and contributions of all kinds. Contributions of code,
documentation, or general feedback are all appreciated.

Feature requests and bug reports for the Python implementation can be posted at
`ASDF's github page <https://github.com/spacetelescope/asdf>`_.

The ASDF Standard itself also has a repository on github. Suggestions for
improvements to the ASDF Standard can be reported `here
<https://github.com/spacetelescope/asdf-standard>`_.

See also
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- The `Advanced Scientific Data Format (ASDF) standard
  <https://asdf-standard.readthedocs.io/>`__

- ASDF Python package distribution on `pypi <https://pypi.org/project/asdf/>`_

Index
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* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`
