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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

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

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