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Add some package tools for statistical computing
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Add scientific/neuroscience tools
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ of the Python guide. However, a comprehensive introduction to the scientific
Python ecosystem can be found in the `Python Scientific Lecture Notes
<http://scipy-lectures.github.com/>`_


Tools
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IPython
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`IPytthon <http://ipython.org/>`_ is an enhanced version of Python interpreter.
The features it provides are of great interest for the scientists. The `inline mode`
allow graphics and plots to be displayed in the terminal (Qt based version).
Moreover the `notebook` mode supports literate programming and reproducible science
generating a web-based python notebook. This notebook allowing to store chunk of
Python code along side to the results and additional comments (HTML, LaTeX, Markdown).
The notebook could be shared and exported in various file formats.


Libraries
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Expand Down Expand Up @@ -63,6 +79,31 @@ users to Python. Many examples, along with the source code to re-create them,
can be browsed at the `matplotlib gallery
<http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/gallery.html>`_.

Pandas
------
`Pandas <http://pandas.pydata.org/>`_ is data manipulation library
based on Numpy and which provides many useful functions for accessing,
indexing, merging and grouping data easily. The main data structure (DataFrame)
is close to what could be found in the R statistical package, that is
an heterogeneous data tables with name indexing, time series operations
and auto-alignement of data.

Rpy2
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`Rpy2 <http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy2.html>`_ is a Python binding for the R
statistical package allowing to execute R functions from Python and passing
data back and forth the two environments. Rpy2 is the object oriented
implementation of the binding based on `Rpy <http://rpy.sourceforge.net/rpy.html>`_.

PsychoPy
--------

`PsychoPy <http://www.psychopy.org/>`_ is a library for cognitive scientists
allowing to create cognitive psychology and neuroscience experiments. The library
handles both presentation of stimuli, scripting of experimental design and
data collection.


Resources
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