tom wrote:
Both scipy and matplotlib are not part of the standard Python distribution so they would need to be installed separately. Scipy is useful for scientific data analysis, and matplotlib is useful for making plots.
For a review of a really nice looking wrapper around lots of open-source mathematical tools, look here: http://vnoel.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/bye-matlab-hello-python-thanks-sage/ it is called SAGE and includes both of the above and lots more goodies. for sage itself: http://www.sagemath.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
