Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'tutorial': 0.03; 'url:pypi': 0.03; 'languages,': 0.04; 'base.': 0.05; 'model,': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'pypi': 0.07; 'measure': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'efficiency.': 0.16; 'fetch': 0.16; 'numpy': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'work,': 0.20; 'install': 0.23; 'comparing': 0.24; 'example.': 0.24; 'phd': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'included': 0.31; 'releases,': 0.31; 'subject:Database': 0.31; 'languages': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'fri,': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'short': 0.38; 'recent': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'read': 0.60; 'easy': 0.60; "you're": 0.61; 'complete': 0.62; 'such': 0.63; 'here': 0.66; 'internet': 0.71; 'compilers,': 0.84; 'thesis': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=CVUSmTqYayq03XIwRsJaUdX8DV0ZSQUBLqdiyfOQal0=; b=YqhIgUjkcOucRjF6g+tdC5c5MaAb01lrZ7OReEX5SB46p5Wj3JymFLq6LOtseUiDRS IWx1rGSLfs5dVPkZJsiVHWhhaQdS1ofMhksBp7VsvPZC9DGhJM0KLKTr56B4Fcl0/PRD 9G20eIVE3+bZE35sbmrwYWPGmtBn7ciQycRR120obw4SsMkL4ohkLB6s2mJbQyygQeG6 lrdQQykDDeO1WECnTolQST3mnzn/vA9F+YYLYQ2zsjgMYj4xuAfHX3OclmWy3RCFJ4is /tgwWvnquV4nxdfcXbK/DOCCqCButGQWOZvyFND67QS2dLRsBu43aHyQ4gaJ+rhbHeVX s0KA== X-Received: by 10.66.146.105 with SMTP id tb9mr13241680pab.157.1399669684125; Fri, 09 May 2014 14:08:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: Ian Kelly Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 15:07:23 -0600 Subject: Re: Python Internet Database To: Python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1399669687 news.xs4all.nl 2937 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:53401 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:71194 On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:45 PM, wrote: > I am writing a PhD thesis comparing computer languages, and Python and Ru= by is among the languages I am working with. I am using the Rasch Model to = measure latent traits and like productivity, expressivity, referential tra= nsparency and efficiency. If a member of this list wants to read a short tu= torial about the Rasch Model, here is the address: > > http://strues.org/languages > > To keep with my work, I need an Internet Data Base from where a person wr= iting a program in Python could fetch libraries, applications, compilers, e= tc. One of the things I need to measure is how complete and easy to use is = such a data base. I will give a concrete example. It sounds to me like you're looking for PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi The official way to install packages from PyPI is using the pip package manager, e.g.: > pip install numpy pip is included with sufficiently recent Python releases, or can be installed separately.