.. _tools-and-library-recommendations:

Tools and Library Recommendations
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* `poetry <https://python-poetry.org/docs/>`_ for dependency management and virtual environments
* `pytest <https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/contents.html>`_ for unit testing
* `ruff <https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/>`_ for checking docstring formatting
* `spiceypy <https://spiceypy.readthedocs.io/en/main/>`_ for using SPICE kernels
* `space-packet-parser <https://space-packet-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ to unpack CCSDS packets