2011-11-19
Blog: Installing scientific Python on Ubuntu
Adam Klien wrote a detailed description of setting up a cutting-edge scientific Python environment on a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10. This shows all the steps and mostly installs the latest releases or dev versions from source. It also demonstrates the great idea of using virtualenv to "isolate the Python distro from the carnage" in case something goes wrong or you change your mind.
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2011-10-01
Resource: lineid_plot
Description: Line identification plots with automatic label layout
Homepage URL: http://packages.python.org/lineid_plot/
This module has functions for automatically placing labels in a plot in such a way that the labels do not overlap with each other. This is very useful, for example, in creating plots that have labels identifying features in a spectrum.
This Python module is an adaptation of the IDL module lineid_plot.pro ...
2011-08-31
Tutorial: Python Scientific Lecture Notes
Teaching material on the scientific Python ecosystem, a quick introduction to central tools and techniques. The different chapters each correspond to a 1 to 2 hours course with increasing level of expertise, from beginner to expert.
http://scipy-lectures.github.com/
1. Getting started with Python for science
1.1. Scientific computing with tools and workflow
1.2. The Python language
1.3. NumPy: creating and manipulating numerical data ...
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2011-07-08
Blog: EPD Free
Great news from the Enthought Team! They are now offering a core version of their Enthought Python Distribution which is free for use and redistribution, as announced in their recent newsletter:
"We're also excited to tell you about a new support level for EPD, EPD Free. This lightweight distribution installs the essentials: SciPy, NumPy, IPython, matplotlib, Traits, & Chaco. While these libraries may not be enough for many ...
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2011-05-27
Blog: Getting RGB image values from ds9
An astropython.org visitor writes:
I'm using Matplotlib to make some figures out of FITS images. I really would like to find a way to do 2 way communication with DS9. I know there are ways to send an image to DS9 from Python at a command line. But what I would like to do is send DS9 an image, display it there and set the stretch ...
