README

This Python wrapper for MOOG allows you to use ewfind, blends (non-interactive), synth, and abfind drivers in an interactive way without the SuperMongo package. I kept the original MOOG layout and added some minor improvements. You will find all MOOG source files in this repository (MOOG version from November 2019). All your MOOG's configuration files should work with this wrapper. For synth driver observed spectrum must be in text format (at least for now). To learn more about MOOG, visit Chris Sneden's webpage: MOOG

How do I get set up?

All MOOG source files are in this repository and will be downloaded automatically. If you have a MOOG version already installed, do not worry - those versions will not interact in any way.

The pyMOOGi was tested on Mac OS X and Linux machines. I'm sorry, but you're on your own if you're a Windows user.

To use pyMOOGi, you need gfortran to compile MOOG's sources and basic Python libraries. You don't need to know Python to use pyMOOGi.

To get pyMOOGi follow these steps:

• clone or download pyMOOGi from its repository

• export path to moog directory:

  export MOOGPATH=/your/path/to/pymoogi/pymoogi/moog

Please make sure your system notices those changes: check your .bashrc or .profile file; you should see MOOGPATH there. Do not forget to source your .bashrc, .profile, or equivalent file.

• go to /your/path/to/pymoogi/pymoogi/moog
• run Makefile (type make in the terminal) - there might be some warnings, but at the end, you should get an executable file called MOOG
• go to /your/path/to/pymoogi/ and run the Python setup: pip install . During the setup, all missing Python libraries will be installed if needed.
• now you are ready to run some calculations. Go to the example catalog and type:

pymoogi synth_example.par

Issues

The most common issue with running pyMOOGi is getting the MOOG executable, especially for Mac OS X users. Please note that I may not be able to help you with solving issues that are specific to your machine that stop you from getting a MOOG executable (like missing libraries, non-standard OS configurations, multiple versions of Python, etc.). .

My general tip for Mac OS X users is to make sure that their XCode is up to date. Having XCode Tools installed may also help.

For issues related to pyMOOGi - report an issue. Please use the Issues tab at the top of the pyMOOGi GitHub page, and then start New issue.

Who do I talk to?

• Email me if you have an idea how to make pymoogi better: madamow[at]icloud.com