On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Carlo Segre wrote: > Dirk: > > I had not heard of this but have been looking for an IDL replacement. If > it has a python interface, even better.
You might also consider to go straight to python by using Numeric or numarray (soon to be superseeded by `numpy`) for Array operations together with scipy (http://www.scipy.org) and - matplotlib http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ for very nice 2D plotting - MayaVi (http://mayavi.sourceforge.net/) or MayaVi2 (http://www.enthought.com/enthought/wiki/MayaVi, under development) for 3D Visualization - HDF5: http://pytables.sourceforge.net/ - wxPython/pyQt/pyGTK I think that all the above (apart from MayaVi2) is already in Quantian (and therefore exists as debian packages ...) Best, Arnd > I might be interested in > packaging it but am not a DD yet. I could probably get a sponsor though. > > Carlo > > > On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > > > > A Quantian user emailed me today asking for inclusion of GDL in Quantian -- > > (see the site at http://gnudatalanguage.sourceforge.net/ for full > > information > > on GDL.) Some highlights on GDL: > > > > Full syntax compatibility with IDL 6.0 > > > > ALL IDL language elements are supported, including: > > > > netCDF files are fully supported. > > > > HDF files are partially supported. > > > > Basic support for HDF5 files. > > > > GDL has an interface to python (python routines can be called from GDL). > > > > GDL can be build as a pyhton module (GDL subroutines can be called from > > python). > > > > No GUI support (widgets) is implemented so far. > > > > GDL is free software licensed under the GPL. > > > > As I have never used IDL myself, I can't say how good/bad/complete this is. > > Would anybody around here be interested in packaging it? > > > > Regards, Dirk > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
