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ArtPop
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**Art**\ ificial Stellar **Pop**\ ulations --- `ArtPop` --- is a 
`Python <https://www.python.org>`_ software package for synthesizing stellar 
populations and simulating realistic images of stellar systems. The code is designed to be 
intuitive and as modular as possible, making it possible to use each of 
its functionalities independently or together.


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Getting Started
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   :maxdepth: 1

   getting_started/install
   getting_started/mist
   getting_started/contribute
   ArtPop on Github <https://github.com/ArtificialStellarPopulations/ArtPop>
   getting_started/citing


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Tutorials
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   :maxdepth: 1

   tutorials/quickstart.ipynb
   tutorials/pops.ipynb
   tutorials/spatial.ipynb
   tutorials/source.ipynb
   tutorials/artimages.ipynb
   tutorials/inject.ipynb

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Modules
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   :maxdepth: 1
   
   modules/stars/index
   modules/space/index
   modules/image/index
   modules/source
   modules/filters
   modules/util
   modules/visualization