RadialPaths
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**Centre-conditioned radial profiles for irregular structures.**

RadialPaths defines radial position from a connected support and supplied
centres, then applies that geometry to any registered scalar field. It is aimed
at astronomers working with irregular galaxies, mergers, tidal structures,
clump complexes, resolved populations, and spatially resolved kinematics.

.. code-block:: python

   from radialpaths import build_geometry, radial_profile

   geometry = build_geometry(mask, centres)
   brightness = radial_profile(image, geometry, coordinate="rho_D")
   velocity = radial_profile(velocity_map, geometry, coordinate="rho_X")

.. warning::

   Version 0.1.0 is the first release candidate. PyPI and Zenodo publication
   remain subject to final approval.

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