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Python requirements

Following are a list of core, required and optional (but useful) packages for the workshops.

Core

  • Python 2.6 or 2.7 (not Python 3.x [1])
  • IPython >= 0.10
  • NumPy >= 1.3
  • SciPy >= 0.7.2
  • Matplotlib >= 1.0
  • distribute (aka setuptools) >= 0.6
[1]Python 3.x is the “next generation” Python but for astronomy analysis Python 2.x is still the best choice.

Required additional packages

Useful additional packages

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