Python programming language

Python programming language

Python is a powerful, multi-platform, object-oriented interpreted language. The BLISS group has chosen it as a fundamental brick for our future developments. This choice will allow to profit from the huge library of existing modules in domains as scientific computing, graphical interfaces, databases, inter-process communication between others.

for ESRF beam lines.

• Python 2.3 Basic installation with support for readline, threads. Available for HP-UX 10.20, Solaris (7, 8) and Linux (SuSE 6.4, 7.2, 8.2)
• Tkinter Using Tcl8.4, Tk 8.4, Blt2.4z. Allows to build rapidly user interfaces. with widgets. It wraps tk8.4 library with an object-oriented interface.
• NumPY Numerical Python. Routines and tools for powerful mathematical calculation on python. ( Version 23.0 )
• NumArray This is a reimplementation of Numeric with new extensions. It is not fully compatible with numeric. ( Version 0.6.1)
• ScientificPython Konrad Hinsen's scientific modules. Konrad presented a very interesting seminar at ESRF on March this year. ( Version 2.4.3 )
• PyFort Python interface for fortran modules ( Version 8.3 )
• PIL Python image library. ( Version 1.1.4 )
• Fnorb Python corba interface for inter-process communication. ( Version 1.2 )
• Epydoc Epydoc is a tool for generating API documentation for Python modules, based on their docstrings. A lightweight markup language called epytext can be used to format docstrings, and to add information about specific fields, such as parameters and instance variables. ( Version 2.0 )
• MySQLdb Module to access MySQL databases. (version 0.9.2)
• PyQt These are the Python bindings for Qt, supporting Qt 3.2. ( Version 3.8 )
• EdfFile, Tree, Taco, sps, spslut, specfile ... Developments by BLISS and other ESRF staff: available modules with this version includes sps ( access to SPEC shared memory ), SpecFile module, Taco modules, Specplot, Blt, Blissgraph...

 

BLISS/Python documentation

If you want to look at the Python on-line documentation try the official official python web site. Here is a  module index.
• Python Tutorial  If you are new with Python
• Reference Manual Python language reference
• Library Reference Python library reference
• Extend/Embed Python Tutorial on extending and embedding Pythonin your C programs.
• C API reference Reference for C programmers on how to extend and/or embed Python
• Macintosh Python Reference Reference for Mac users. Python does also run on Mac's. If you want to install it you will have to get it from the www.python.org web site.
• Dive into Python Dive Into Python is a free Python tutorial for experienced programmers.
  

Tkinter:

Introduction F.Lundh's introduction and class reference

Tkinter reference Tkinter library reference

NumPy:

Numerical Python LLNL powerful Numerical Python modules

NumArray:

Numerical Python Reimplementation of the Numerical python module.

Scientific Python:

Scientific Python Scientific Module by Konrad Hinsen

PyFort:

Python/Fortran(PDF) Compiling your Fortran module for using in on Python

Fnorb:

Fnorb Using CORBA or how to use distributed programming from Python

PIL:

PIL Python Image Library. Image formats and more.

Database:

MySQLdb direct access to MySQL databases

MegaWidgets:

Pmw collection of megawidgets on top of Tkinter

Documentation:

Epydoc Tool for generating API documentation for Python modules, based on their docstrings.