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On 07/03/2012 06:24, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:06:37 -0800, amar Singh wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am confused between plain python, numpy, scipy, pylab, matplotlib. > > Python is a programming language. It comes standard with many libraries > for doing basic mathematics, web access, email, etc. > > Numpy is a library for doing scientific numerical maths work and fast > processing of numeric arrays. > > Scipy is another library for scientific work. It is separate from, but > uses, Numpy. > > Matplotlib is a project for making graphing and plotting of numeric data > easy in Python. > > Pylab is a project to be Python's version of Matlab: it intends to be an > integrated bundle of Python the programming language, Numpy, Scipy, and > Matplotlib all in one easy-to-use application. > > >> I have high familiarity with matlab, but the computer I use does not >> have it. So moving to python. >> What should I use? and the best way to use it. I will be running >> matlab-like scripts sometimes on the shell prompt and sometimes on the >> command line. > > Pylab is intended to be the closest to Matlab, but I don't know how close > it is. Also, Pylab is NOT compatible with Matlab: its aim is to be an > alternative to Matlab, not to be a clone. So it cannot run Matlab scripts. > > You might also like to look at Sage: > > http://www.sagemath.org/ > > Sage is a Python project aimed to be an alternative to Mathematica. > > > Ultimately, you will have to look at the packages, see their features, > perhaps try them for a while (they are all free software, so the only > cost is your time), and decide for yourself which one meets your needs. > We can't answer that, because we don't know what you need. > > Matplotlib is excellent, it has an extensive pile of docs and examples, and the mailing list is extremely helpful. -- Cheers. Mark Lawrence.
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help: confused about python flavors.... amar Singh <jagteraho2006@gmail.com> - 2012-03-06 20:06 -0800
Re: help: confused about python flavors.... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-07 06:24 +0000
Re: help: confused about python flavors.... Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-07 09:15 +0000
Re: help: confused about python flavors.... Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-03-07 09:41 -0500
Re: help: confused about python flavors.... amar Singh <jagteraho2006@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 09:16 -0800
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