code to change fits headers

Author: joeacosta1

scripts/updsateFitsHeader.py

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+import sys
+
+from astropy.io import fits
+
+fname = sys.argv[1]
+print("Looking at header for file ", fname)
+
+hdul = fits.open(fname)
+
+hdr = hdul[0].header
+
+expTime = hdr['EXPTIME']
+
+hdr['XBINNING'] = 2
+hdr['YBINNING'] = 2
+hdr.set('XBINNING',  2)
+hdr.set('YBINNING',  2)
+
+#print("Telescope: ", hdr['TELESCOP'])
+print("Exposure time: ", expTime)
+#print("Object: ", hdr['OBJECT'])
+print("Gain: ", hdr['GAIN'])
+#print("Offset:", hdr['OFFSET'])
+print("Binning: ", hdr['XBINNING'], "x", hdr['YBINNING'])
+print("Bits per pixel:", hdr['BITPIX'])
+print("Width: ", hdr['NAXIS1'], " x Height: ", hdr['NAXIS2'])
+
+hdul.writeto('updated.fits')
+
+hdul.close()
+