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import pyfits
hdulist = pyfits.open('blah.fit')
hdulist.info()
4Suite-Xml tested via:
>>> from Ft.Xml import Domlette
>>> from Ft.Xml.Xslt import Processor
>>> print Processor
<module 'Ft.Xml.Xslt.Processor' from '/afs/slac/g/glast/ground/GLAST_EXT/rh9_gcc32/python/2.5.1-gl1/gcc32/lib/python2.5/Ft/Xml/Xslt/Processor.pyc'>
OmniOrb
http://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/SAS/Building+omniORB+for+GLAST
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