Adding warning about non-functioning NRAO module

astroquery/nrao/__init__.py

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 """
 from astropy import config as _config
 
+import warnings
+
+# Remove module altogether if API update is not done in 6 months (2022-11-02).
+warnings.warn("The legacy NRAO archive this module uses has been retired causing astroquery.nrao to be "
+              "broken. We will remove this exception once sufficient updates are done to use the new "
+              "NRAO archive API.")
+
 
 class Conf(_config.ConfigNamespace):
     """

astroquery/nrao/core.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from io import BytesIO
 
-import numpy as np
 import astropy.units as u
 import astropy.io.votable as votable
 from astropy import coordinates

astroquery/nrao/tests/test_nrao.py

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 import astropy.units as u
 from astropy.table import Table
 
+# Skip tests in this file until the new API is implemented:
+# https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/issues/2316
+pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
 from ... import nrao
 from astroquery.utils.mocks import MockResponse
 from ...utils import commons

astroquery/nrao/tests/test_nrao_remote.py

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 from astropy.table import Table
 from astropy import units as u
 
+# Skip tests in this file until the new API is implemented:
+# https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/issues/2316
+pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
 from astroquery.utils.commons import ASTROPY_LT_4_1
 from ... import nrao
 

docs/nrao/nrao.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+.. doctest-skip-all
+.. # Skip tests in this file until the new API is implemented:
+.. # https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/issues/2316
+
 .. _astroquery.nrao:
 
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