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==Numerical | ==For Learning Python== | ||
I've seen these and highly recommend them: | |||
* Start with the [https://docs.python.org/3/ Official Python Documentation], including the tutorial | |||
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7760178035196894549 Advanced Python or Understanding Python], Thomas Wouters, Google Tech Talks, February 21, 2007 | |||
* [http://diveintopython3.org/ Dive Into Python 3] (book) | |||
==Data Representation== | |||
===Numerical Datas=== | |||
* numpy - numeric analysis in python (needed for matplotlib) | * numpy - numeric analysis in python (needed for matplotlib) | ||
* tabulate - create tables easily | * tabulate - create tables easily | ||
* jupyter notebook | * jupyter notebook | ||
===Date Data=== | |||
* [http://labix.org/python-dateutil dateutil] | |||
* [http://codespeak.net/icalendar/ iCalendar] package for Python | |||
==Graphing, Graphics and Games== | ==Graphing, Graphics and Games== | ||
===Graphing=== | ===Graphing=== | ||
* [http://matplotlib.org/ matplotlib] - a handy system for plotting in python. | * [http://matplotlib.org/ matplotlib] - a handy system for plotting in python. ([[Short example of using matplotlib within jupyter]]) | ||
* geopy - geocoding | * geopy - geocoding | ||
* [http://pyx.sourceforge.net/ PyX] - A Python PS and PDF graphing package | * [http://pyx.sourceforge.net/ PyX] - A Python PS and PDF graphing package | ||
=== | ===Easy Graphics=== | ||
* http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics.py | * Graphics.py: http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics.py http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/ http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics/graphics.pdf | ||
* HTML graphics: http://anh.cs.luc.edu/python/hands-on/3.1/handsonHtml/graphics.html | |||
* | |||
* http://plotdevice.io/ | * http://plotdevice.io/ | ||
* http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2013/cs1301_summer/presentations/calico_graphics.pdf | * http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2013/cs1301_summer/presentations/calico_graphics.pdf | ||
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===Games=== | |||
* http://www.pygame.org/ pygame - a Python game development system | |||
* [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall PEAK Easy Install] | |||
* [http://www.crystalspace3d.org/ Crystal Space 3D] | |||
* [http://www.vpython.org/ VPython 3D Programming in Python] | |||
===Image Manipulation=== | ===Image Manipulation=== | ||
Use Pillow, the Python2/3 fork of Python Image Library (PIL) | * Use Pillow, the Python2/3 fork of Python Image Library (PIL). | ||
Fun examples: | |||
* http://jeremykun.com/2012/01/01/random-psychedelic-art/ | * http://jeremykun.com/2012/01/01/random-psychedelic-art/ | ||
* http://pythonvision.org/basic-tutorial | * http://pythonvision.org/basic-tutorial | ||
* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/138250/read-the-rgb-value-of-a-given-pixel-in-python-programatically | * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/138250/read-the-rgb-value-of-a-given-pixel-in-python-programatically | ||
= | ===Python GUI Options=== | ||
==Python GUI Options== | |||
I need to write some programs that use GUI. | I need to write some programs that use GUI. | ||
* tkinter - built in | * tkinter - built in, but not recommended | ||
* pyqt | * pyqt - Use PyQT5 (it's part of Anaconda) | ||
* wxwidgets | * wxwidgets - It's okay, but use PyQT5 | ||
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming/GUI_Programming wikibooks] has a page on Python Program/GUI Programming options | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming/GUI_Programming wikibooks] has a page on Python Program/GUI Programming options | ||
* | * [http://www.fltk.org/ FLTK], the Fast Light Toolkit | ||
===Resources for Tkinter=== | ===Resources for Tkinter=== | ||
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* [http://docs.python.org/library/tkinter.html Python 2.7 Tkinter Doc] | * [http://docs.python.org/library/tkinter.html Python 2.7 Tkinter Doc] | ||
* [http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/ Original 'An introduced to Tkinter'] by Fredrik Lundh | * [http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/ Original 'An introduced to Tkinter'] by Fredrik Lundh | ||
==Building Web Applications== | ==Building Web Applications== | ||
You basically have two options: | You basically have two options: | ||
* | * Write a CGI script (slow, but easy) | ||
* Some sort of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Server_Gateway_Interface Web Server Gateway Interface] (WSGI) | * Some sort of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Server_Gateway_Interface Web Server Gateway Interface] (WSGI) | ||
* See also https://wiki.python.org/moin/WebFrameworks | |||
Examples and resources: | Examples and resources: | ||
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* https://www.byteconsole.com/get-flask-up-and-running-on-a-dreamhost-server-with-passenger/ | * https://www.byteconsole.com/get-flask-up-and-running-on-a-dreamhost-server-with-passenger/ | ||
Dreamhost | ===WSGI options=== | ||
* Flask (can run on Apache with Passenger, but needs its own domain name) | |||
* CherryPy | |||
===Notes on Flask=== | |||
$ touch tmp/restart.txt # reload your program | |||
===Using Passengers on Dreamhost=== | |||
* https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215769578-Passenger-overview | * https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215769578-Passenger-overview | ||
* https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216137717-Python-overview | * https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216137717-Python-overview | ||
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* https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215489338-Installing-virtualenv-and-custom-modules-in-Python | * https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215489338-Installing-virtualenv-and-custom-modules-in-Python | ||
* https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000221112-Using-pip-to-install-Python-modules | * https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000221112-Using-pip-to-install-Python-modules | ||
==Python Installation== | ==Python Installation== | ||
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On the Mac, you can install matplotlib with this command using MacPorts:: | On the Mac, you can install matplotlib with this command using MacPorts:: | ||
% sudo port install py-matplotlib py-ipython | % sudo port install py-matplotlib py-ipython | ||
[[Category:Resources]] |
Revision as of 05:54, 10 November 2017
For Learning Python
I've seen these and highly recommend them:
- Start with the Official Python Documentation, including the tutorial
- Advanced Python or Understanding Python, Thomas Wouters, Google Tech Talks, February 21, 2007
- Dive Into Python 3 (book)
Data Representation
Numerical Datas
- numpy - numeric analysis in python (needed for matplotlib)
- tabulate - create tables easily
- jupyter notebook
Date Data
Graphing, Graphics and Games
Graphing
- matplotlib - a handy system for plotting in python. (Short example of using matplotlib within jupyter)
- geopy - geocoding
- PyX - A Python PS and PDF graphing package
Easy Graphics
- Graphics.py: http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics.py http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/ http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics/graphics.pdf
- HTML graphics: http://anh.cs.luc.edu/python/hands-on/3.1/handsonHtml/graphics.html
- http://plotdevice.io/
- http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2013/cs1301_summer/presentations/calico_graphics.pdf
Games
- http://www.pygame.org/ pygame - a Python game development system
- PEAK Easy Install
- Crystal Space 3D
- VPython 3D Programming in Python
Image Manipulation
- Use Pillow, the Python2/3 fork of Python Image Library (PIL).
Fun examples:
- http://jeremykun.com/2012/01/01/random-psychedelic-art/
- http://pythonvision.org/basic-tutorial
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/138250/read-the-rgb-value-of-a-given-pixel-in-python-programatically
Python GUI Options
I need to write some programs that use GUI.
- tkinter - built in, but not recommended
- pyqt - Use PyQT5 (it's part of Anaconda)
- wxwidgets - It's okay, but use PyQT5
- wikibooks has a page on Python Program/GUI Programming options
- FLTK, the Fast Light Toolkit
Resources for Tkinter
- Chapter 18 of Core Python Programming discusses GUI Programming with Tkinter
- Programming Python, 2nd Edition, Chapter 7 and 8
- reddit has a page on Python 3.x books for Tkinter
- Introduction to Tkinter on effbot.org
- Python 3.2 tkinter doc
- Thinking in Tkinter
- Python wiki 'GUI Programming in Python'
- Python 2.7 Tkinter Doc
- Original 'An introduced to Tkinter' by Fredrik Lundh
Building Web Applications
You basically have two options:
- Write a CGI script (slow, but easy)
- Some sort of Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI)
- See also https://wiki.python.org/moin/WebFrameworks
Examples and resources:
- https://github.com/MichaelPereira/webhooks-demo-application
- https://mattcarrier.com/flask-dreamhost-setup/
- https://www.byteconsole.com/get-flask-up-and-running-on-a-dreamhost-server-with-passenger/
WSGI options
- Flask (can run on Apache with Passenger, but needs its own domain name)
- CherryPy
Notes on Flask
$ touch tmp/restart.txt # reload your program
Using Passengers on Dreamhost
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215769578-Passenger-overview
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216137717-Python-overview
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000218612-Installing-a-custom-version-of-Python
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000702772-Installing-a-custom-version-of-Python-3
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215489338-Installing-virtualenv-and-custom-modules-in-Python
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000221112-Using-pip-to-install-Python-modules
Python Installation
If you are using a Mac, you almost certainly want to ditch Apple's python implementation and instead install your own from:
If you want everybody to be able to use your GUI, you probably want to write it in Tkinter (Python's Tcl/Tk bindings). If you want to actually enjoy what you are writing, you want to use wxpython.
On the Mac, you can install matplotlib with this command using MacPorts::
% sudo port install py-matplotlib py-ipython