useful tidbits for using open source software in science
Here are some notes I took while watching the ShowMeDo video tutorial series on IPython. I highly recommend these videos — I had been using IPython for several months but after seeing these tutorials I learned a lot.
First is the quick reference to get you started, then is the not-so-quick reference section Continue reading ‘IPython quick reference’
I’ve tried many IDE’s (interactive development environments) — ones with fancy user interfaces and whizbang features — but I kept coming back to IPython.
It doesn’t look like much. No fancy icons or anything, it just runs in a terminal window. After using it though, I can’t imagine going back to anything else. The way it handles the history of everything you’ve typed, the interactive debugging, magic commands, tab-completion, and easy editing using your default text editor . . . it has all the features that lets you code quickly and easily.
Continue reading ‘IPython overview’