Add convenience function to get ply-wise data #1798

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Test with lower-bound dependency versions	6m 0s
Code style	1m 34s
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Tests and coverage (ubuntu-latest, 3.9)	3m 33s
Documentation build	5m 51s
Tests and coverage (ubuntu-latest, 3.10)	3m 31s
Tests and coverage (ubuntu-latest, 3.11)	3m 21s
Tests and coverage (ubuntu-latest, 3.12)	3m 29s
Build package	0s
Build wheelhouse for latest Python versions	0s
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