[Python-modules-team] Bug#943686: RFP: pymeeus -- Library of astronomical algorithms in Python

[Antoine Beaupre]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : pymeeus
  Version         : 0.3.6
  Upstream Author : Dagoberto Salazar
* URL             : https://github.com/architest/pymeeus
* License         : LGPLv3
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : Library of astronomical algorithms in Python

PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms
described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition,
Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.

There are great astronomical libraries out there. For instance, if
you're looking for high precision and speed you should take a look at
libnova. For a set of python modules aimed at professional
astronomers, you should look at Astropy. On the other hand, the
advantages of PyMeeus are its simplicity, ease of use, ease of
reading, ease of installation (it has the minimum amount of
dependencies) and abundant documentation.

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This is a new dependency of the convertdate package, so this inclusion
blocks the 2.2.0 upgrade of convertdate.