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* '''[http://www.scipy.org/ scipy]''': A large collection of computational tools relevant to scientific data. | * '''[http://www.scipy.org/ scipy]''': A large collection of computational tools relevant to scientific data. | ||
* '''[http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Python Image Library (PIL)]''': A library that allows opening, converting, and editing image files including the TIFF files frequently output by [[x-ray]] area [[detectors]] in [[scattering]] instruments. | * '''[http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Python Image Library (PIL)]''': A library that allows opening, converting, and editing image files including the TIFF files frequently output by [[x-ray]] area [[detectors]] in [[scattering]] instruments. | ||
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* [https://www.python.org/ www.python.org] | * [https://www.python.org/ www.python.org] | ||
** [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Downloads] | ** [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Downloads] | ||
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| + | * '''pyFAI''': Fast azimuthal integration of 2D area images. | ||
| + | ** Citation: G. Ashiotis, A. Deschildre, Z. Nawaz, J. P. Wright, D. Karkoulis, F. E. Picca and J. Kieffer [http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?fv5028 The fast azimuthal integration Python library: pyFAI] ''J. Appl. Cryst.'' '''2015''', 48, 510-519. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715004306 doi: 10.1107/S1600576715004306] | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 25 March 2015
Python is a powerful and flexible programming language. It is increasingly used in scientific software packages, because it has a large number of libraries that are extremely useful in numerical and scientific computing. For instance:
- numpy: Also known as numerical python, this package allows for efficient handling of vectors, arrays, matrices, and associated computations.
- matplotlib: Plotting library that can generate graphs of datasets, including area images. Publication-quality images are possible with some effort.
- scipy: A large collection of computational tools relevant to scientific data.
- Python Image Library (PIL): A library that allows opening, converting, and editing image files including the TIFF files frequently output by x-ray area detectors in scattering instruments.
See Also
Hints about Python usage
Official Site
Packages
- pyFAI: Fast azimuthal integration of 2D area images.
- Citation: G. Ashiotis, A. Deschildre, Z. Nawaz, J. P. Wright, D. Karkoulis, F. E. Picca and J. Kieffer The fast azimuthal integration Python library: pyFAI J. Appl. Cryst. 2015, 48, 510-519. doi: 10.1107/S1600576715004306
