Advise for numerical programming content (New python user)
Users, I am an average Fortran user. I am new to python and I am currently evaluating options and functionalities of numerical programming and related 2d and 3d graphic outputs with python. Kindly share your experience in scientific programming with python like how do you like it, comparison with Fortran and C++. Which version of python + numpy+scipy are compatible with each other or if any other numerical analysis package is available (I am working on windows environment.) Does graphic output like maps, histogram, crossplot, tornado charts is good enough with basic installation or needs some additional packages? Your feedback is valuable for me to start. Thanks & Regards Sachin ************************************************************************ Sachin Kumar Sharma Senior Geomodeler - Samarang Project (IPM) Field Development & Production Services (DCS) Schlumberger Sdn. Bhd., 7th Floor, West Wing, Rohas Perkasa, No. 8 Jalan Perak, Kuala Lumpur, 50450, Malaysia Mobile: +60 12 2196443 * Email: ssharma84@exchange.slb.commailto:ssharma84@bombay.oilfield.slb.com sachin_sharma@petronas.com.my
On 11/18/2010 9:48 PM, Sachin Kumar Sharma wrote:
Does graphic output like maps, histogram, crossplot, tornado charts is good enough with basic installation or needs some additional packages?
For the graphics, you should probably first consider Matplotlib. For your other questions, perhaps look at Python Scripting for Computational Science by Hans Petter Langtangen. Alan Isaac
Thanks Alan, Best regards Sachin ************************************************************************ Sachin Kumar Sharma Senior Geomodeler -----Original Message----- From: numpy-discussion-bounces@scipy.org [mailto:numpy-discussion-bounces@scipy.org] On Behalf Of Alan G Isaac Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:55 AM To: Discussion of Numerical Python Subject: Re: [Numpy-discussion] Advise for numerical programming content (New python user) On 11/18/2010 9:48 PM, Sachin Kumar Sharma wrote:
Does graphic output like maps, histogram, crossplot, tornado charts is good enough with basic installation or needs some additional packages?
For the graphics, you should probably first consider Matplotlib. For your other questions, perhaps look at Python Scripting for Computational Science by Hans Petter Langtangen. Alan Isaac _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
For a beginner, I think "pythonxy" is a good option.
Then you don't have to worry about the compatibility issue.
http://www.pythonxy.com/
and as for the plotting, you can use the following packages:
2D - Matplotlib or Gnuplot (both are good ... but, if you want Matlab kind
of environment, try Matplotlib)
3D - Mayavi or Gnuplot (I think Gnuplot has some limitations in 3D plotting)
regards
zinka
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Sachin Kumar Sharma
Thanks Alan,
Best regards
Sachin
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-----Original Message----- From: numpy-discussion-bounces@scipy.org [mailto: numpy-discussion-bounces@scipy.org] On Behalf Of Alan G Isaac Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:55 AM To: Discussion of Numerical Python Subject: Re: [Numpy-discussion] Advise for numerical programming content (New python user)
On 11/18/2010 9:48 PM, Sachin Kumar Sharma wrote:
Does graphic output like maps, histogram, crossplot, tornado charts is good enough with basic installation or needs some additional packages?
For the graphics, you should probably first consider Matplotlib. For your other questions, perhaps look at Python Scripting for Computational Science by Hans Petter Langtangen.
Alan Isaac _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
Hi,
On 19 November 2010 03:48, Sachin Kumar Sharma
Does graphic output like maps, histogram, crossplot, tornado charts is good enough with basic installation or needs some additional packages?
You might want to ask this question at the scipy mailig-list. For maps, you need basemap or PyNCL. I am presently using basemap. In the future, I will look at PyNCL, Python bindings to NCL. I think there are also Python bindings to GMT. Interestingly, both basemap and PyNCL are written by the same person (Jeff Whitaker). Probably those packages complement each other rather than doing the same thing. Others might correct me here. Gerrit. -- Exploring space at http://gerrit-explores.blogspot.com/ Personal homepage at http://www.topjaklont.org/ Asperger Syndroom: http://www.topjaklont.org/nl/asperger.html
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