Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Parashar21 in Python

Have decided to resurrect Parashar21 on a new platform that would facilitate the automation of the search for patterns in a horoscope. From user-friendly MS-Excel, I am in the process of migrating to Python3 and instead of running on desktop this will run on the Google Colab platform. To see how to use this free, yet immensely powerful platform you may read this guide.

These are early days. The foundational application that converts Birth Date/Time/Location to planetary longitudes has been reintegrated with the Swiss Ephemeris. The positional ( and retrograde) information is being used in the second, analysis program. If you are comfortable with Colab and know Python you may take a look at the two notebooks here. Hopefully in the next few weeks we will have the full functionality of the original Excel app. [ Update - 11 Nov 18 - here are the latest files ]

The current version of the Swiss Ephemeris program is 2.07 while the Excel application, uses version 1.67. This introduces approximate 2 degree difference in the fast moving Lagna (Ascendant) position.