JPLSpec: Download everything as a workaround for nonfunctional queroes #3396
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They're still trying to fix the query tool:
#3363
But in the meantime, the data are all there, and they only amount to half a gigabyte total, so it's reasonable for a user to just download the whole thing locally. I may add some tools to interact with the locally-cloned database too.
Tests are needed.
@bsipocz I'm interested to hear your take on this sort of thing. There are a couple other databases that I'd like to add, like the NASA-hosted OCDB ice database and the Leiden LIDA, that have similar issues - i.e., it's a lot easier to download the whole thing rather than interact with their UI. I still think astroquery's the right place to put useful hacks like this, but let's talk about it.