tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840127493134277990.post2487339663708522536..comments2023-09-23T10:51:06.332-03:00Comments on Python in Science: Python(x,y) A Scientific Python DistributionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02885581033966597420noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840127493134277990.post-68742169350794156842009-11-10T05:20:08.406-02:002009-11-10T05:20:08.406-02:00@Rob: I don't know of anything like it for Mac...@Rob: I don't know of anything like it for Mac, but you may want to check if the enthought python distribution does OSX. Also, check out Sage (sagemath.org)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885581033966597420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840127493134277990.post-71507813109211703812009-11-10T01:17:30.162-02:002009-11-10T01:17:30.162-02:00Thanks for highlighting python(x,y). I hadn't...Thanks for highlighting python(x,y). I hadn't heard of it until a friend mentioned it in an email. When speaking to friends and colleagues of the benefit of open source, I've longed for a way to point them to a single download that can provide most of the tools that they'll need. This is just the sort of thing that I can get behind. Now if someone would package an alternative to Rob Oakeshttp://www.oak-tree.us/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840127493134277990.post-55214717766926414032009-09-30T05:41:01.765-03:002009-09-30T05:41:01.765-03:00> For Linux users, it's not really relevant...> For Linux users, it's not really relevant, because we all have powerfull package managers to help us get most Python packages installed very easily.<br />=> The problem here is that science packages sometimes release faster than Linux. Current stable numpy in Ubuntu is version 1.2.2!<br /><br />>The dowside is that it is a really big download, 300+ MB, <br />> It is so big that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com