Comments on: Newbie python http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/ scribble, scribble, scribble. Or something. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: chris http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3140 chris Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:21:51 +0000 http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3140 I've been meaning to make the switch for a while, but being the lazy sod I am have been waiting for a critical mass of stuff hanging over my head. What really draws me to python is the natural handling of 2+ dimensional data, with an eye on generating subsets, summaries on those, etc etc. Oh, and the R bindings, too :-) I’ve been meaning to make the switch for a while, but being the lazy sod I am have been waiting for a critical mass of stuff hanging over my head. What really draws me to python is the natural handling of 2+ dimensional data, with an eye on generating subsets, summaries on those, etc etc.

Oh, and the R bindings, too :-)

]]> By: Neil http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3061 Neil Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:49:17 +0000 http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3061 I found myself editing a MODELLER script (in Python) recently, to accept files as command-line arguments rather than as hard-coded variables. Perhaps we all turn to Python eventually :) Like you, I've also taken the "learn it as and when you need it" approach. You won't catch me reading programming manuals for fun. I found myself editing a MODELLER script (in Python) recently, to accept files as command-line arguments rather than as hard-coded variables. Perhaps we all turn to Python eventually :)

Like you, I’ve also taken the “learn it as and when you need it” approach. You won’t catch me reading programming manuals for fun.

]]> By: chris http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3029 chris Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:01:51 +0000 http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3029 Ah yes - my next port of call. I'm not yet sure I understand how everything fits together, though. Besides, I have to get the &*#% data out of the db first :-( Ah yes – my next port of call. I’m not yet sure I understand how everything fits together, though.

Besides, I have to get the &*#% data out of the db first :-(

]]> By: Greg Tyrelle http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3028 Greg Tyrelle Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:47:33 +0000 http://fourthfloorstudio.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/newbie-python/#comment-3028 Why not have the best of both worlds: http://rpy.sourceforge.net/ Why not have the best of both worlds:

http://rpy.sourceforge.net/

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