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Python resources

  • Physics 7682: Getting Started With Python
  • Texts, Tutorials and Informational Materials


  • Python language
    • Python language homepage
    • Python documentation (version 3.4)
    • Python tutorial (version 3.4)
    • Think Python (by Allen Downey)
    • A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python (by Hans Petter Langtangen)
  • IPython interpreter
    • IPython homepage
    • IPython documentation
  • Python for Science
    • The scientific Python ecosystem
    • SciPy/NumPy homepage
    • SciPy/NumPy documentation
    • SciPy/NumPy cookbook (examples)
    • SciPy Array Tip Sheet
    • Matplotlib/pylab homepage