Automated SpectroPhotometric Image REDuction (ASPIRED) -- A Python-based spectral data reduction toolkit

We provide a suite of publicly available spectral data reduction software to facilitate rapid scientific products from time-domain observations. The Automated SpectroPhotometric REDuction (ASPIRED) toolkit is aimed to be as general as possible with high flexibility such that it can work with different instruments. The default settings support typical low-resolution long-slit spectrometer configurations, whilst it also offers a flexible set of functions for users to refine and tailor-make automated pipelines to an instrument's individual characteristics. Automation can provide immediate data reduction to allow adaptive observing strategies, which is particularly important in Time Domain Astronomy. ASPIRED is entirely Python-based and is independent of iraf.