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In order to run scripts, you have several options~:
In order to run scripts, you have several options~:
* use the command line and some text editor (mostly Linux and Mac)
* use the command line and some text editor (mostly Linux and Mac)
* use some simple IDE such as Idle (provided by the standard distribution) or Spyder (for windows for instance)
* use some simple IDE such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDLE Idle] (provided by the standard distribution) or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyder_(software) Spyder] (friendly under windows for instance)
* use the IPython notebook called [https://jupyter.org/ Jupyter] (for Windows, Mac and Linux) in which you can write text+formula+code+output, as in Mathematica. The notebook is an option to write your reports for Homeworks, together with the usual TeX+Figures
* use the IPython notebook called [https://jupyter.org/ Jupyter] (for Windows, Mac and Linux) in which you can write text+formula+code+output, as in Mathematica. The notebook is an option to write your reports for Homeworks, together with the usual TeX+Figures


== some distributions ==
== some distributions ==


* under Mac or Linux, installing from packages should be friendly. Installing [http://continuum.io/downloads Anaconda] is also a good option as it contains everything but is heavy.
* under windows, we recommend to install [http://continuum.io/downloads Anaconda], beware that it takes a lot of disk memory (more than a Gbyte). You can select packages.


== learning Python and Numpy ==


La procédure recommandée est d'utiliser une distribution tout-en-un qui inclut les toutes les bibliothèques utiles au prix d'une certaine occupation du disque.
* for French speaking students, you may have a look at the [[Memento]]
Consulter le site [https://www.scipy.org/install.html Scipy install] pour plus de précisions.
* Pour ce cours, nous avons essayé la distribution [http://continuum.io/downloads Anaconda] qui fonctionne bien sur PC individuels mais a posé des problèmes pour les dossiers utilisateurs partagés en réseau.
* [http://python-xy.github.io/ Python(x,y)] a mieux fonctionné.
 
== sous Linux ou Mac OS ==
 
Python est nativement installé. Si besoin, il faut installer IPython et le notebook, ainsi que les bibliothèques scientifiques scipy, numpy, matplotlib.
Consulter le site [https://www.scipy.org/install.html Scipy install] pour plus de précisions.
 
La distribution [https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/ anaconda] est également disponible sous Linux et Mac OS.
 
Pour en savoir plus:
* [https://github.com/python-prepa/python-prepa/blob/master/preparation/mail_installation.rst Conseils sur l'installation]

Revision as of 16:29, 7 September 2017

You need to install a Python distribution that contains the scientific libraries scipy, numpy and matplotlib. Therefore, you should have a look at the Scipy install webpage.

We will try to work with Python 3 codes mostly so it is good for you to have Python 3 installed (there are two versions of Python, Python 2 and Python 3, which are not fully compatible).

In order to run scripts, you have several options~:

  • use the command line and some text editor (mostly Linux and Mac)
  • use some simple IDE such as Idle (provided by the standard distribution) or Spyder (friendly under windows for instance)
  • use the IPython notebook called Jupyter (for Windows, Mac and Linux) in which you can write text+formula+code+output, as in Mathematica. The notebook is an option to write your reports for Homeworks, together with the usual TeX+Figures

some distributions

  • under Mac or Linux, installing from packages should be friendly. Installing Anaconda is also a good option as it contains everything but is heavy.
  • under windows, we recommend to install Anaconda, beware that it takes a lot of disk memory (more than a Gbyte). You can select packages.

learning Python and Numpy

  • for French speaking students, you may have a look at the Memento