Re: Best way to start

2009-04-09 Thread Ken Dere
Avi wrote: > Hi, > > What is a good way to learn Python? > > Do you recommend going by a book (suggestions welcome) or learning > with tutorials? Both? > > Thanks in advance, > Avi A good book is Learning Python by Lutz (O'Reilly) Then, you need to do some actual programming. The best way is

Re: Book Recomendations

2008-03-02 Thread Ken Dere
Ira Solomon wrote: > I am an experienced programmer (40 years). I've done Algol (if you've > heard of that you must be old too), PL/1, VB,VBA, a little C, and a > few other odd languages (e.g. Taskmate). > I'm interested in learning Python and have downloaded a slew of books. > Too many. > I'd li

Re: python for a matlab user

2008-02-02 Thread Ken Dere
David Wang wrote: > hello python users, > > i use matlab in my daily research and some shell scripting as well > (primarily for data analysis). i wonder how easy or difficult for a > matlab user to pick up python? i also know Fortran but haven't used it > for years. > > thanks for your comments,

Re: Will Python on day replace MATLAB?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

2008-02-02 Thread Ken Dere
Blubaugh, David A. wrote: > To All, > > > I have been evaluating the python environment ever more closer. I > believe I can interface python with a development environment known as > the ImpulseC environment. The ImpulseC environment develops C to VHDL > for FPGA development. I would espec

installing numpy: problems with lapack, blas etc

2006-07-24 Thread Ken Dere
I am trying to install numpy-0.9.8 prior to installing scipy (0.4.9) on a machine running Suse 10.0 with Python 2.4 I am able to get numpy installed to the point when I import it I can do the following: numpy.show_config() atlas_threads_info: NOT AVAILABLE blas_opt_info: libraries = ['f77

Re: How I learned Tkinter

2006-04-24 Thread Ken Dere
peter wrote: > I've been trying to teach myself Tkinter programming over the last few > months > (in a strictly amateur way), and have made a number of requests for > help in this > newsgroup and elsewhere. > > I've now (sort of) got there - in that I have used Tkinter for some > programs for > p