Galamo – Open-source Galaxy Analysis Toolkit in Python

-- an open source python package for galaxy analysis

Galamo is an open-source Python package for comprehensive galaxy analysis, integrating machine learning and statistical methods. It provides automated tools for morphology classification, kinematics, photometry, and spectral analysis to aid astrophysical research.

Please remember to acknowledge and cite the use of Galamo!

Institutional Collaboration

Galamo is in its early stages and is already being used by researchers in India. We welcome institutional collaborations to help it grow. Contact us.

Latest source Release

0.0.9

Check What's New!

(2025-07-20)

Command line for installation

pip install galamo

Tutorials PyPI Mailing List Source Code

Report Bugs and Contribute

If you encounter something you believe to be a mistake, error, or bug, the best way to get it addressed is to report it on the github issue tracker. If you aren't sure if something is a bug or not, or if you don't have a Github account, feel free to ask on one of the forums. If you believe you know how to fix the problem, please consider contributing!

Contributing to Galamo

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Galamo. This document outlines the guidelines and procedures for contributing. We welcome contributions that improve the software, documentation, or overall usability of the package.

Types of Contributions

We welcome the following types of contributions:

Reporting bugs
Proposing and implementing new features
Improving documentation and tutorials
Writing unit tests or enhancing test coverage
Refactoring or improving existing code

Bug Reports

To report a bug, please open an issue on the GitHub Issues page with the following information:

A clear and descriptive title
Steps to reproduce the issue
Expected and actual behavior
Environment details (operating system, Python version)
Any relevant error messages or tracebacks

Development Environment Setup

To contribute code, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository on GitHub.

Clone your forked repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/galamo.git
cd galamo

Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

Install the package in editable mode with development dependencies:
```
pip install -e .[dev]
```

Pull Request Procedure

Create a new branch for your work:
```
git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature
```
Make your changes and commit them with a clear message:
```
git commit -m "feat: Add new feature"
```
Push the changes to your fork:
```
git push origin feature/my-new-feature
```
Open a pull request (PR) to the `main` branch of the `galamo-org/galamo` repository.
In the PR description, explain your changes and link to any relevant issues.

Code of Conduct

All contributors are expected to adhere to the project's Code of Conduct . We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. We appreciate your efforts to improve Galamo!