On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Christopher Barker wrote: > Gary Nelson wrote: >> I want to get a first Python program running this week and have been trying >> to use XCODE on MacOS Snow Leopard to no avail > > forget Xcode, and just use a text editor to start -- I like Peppy, but there > are many others, TextWrangler is not bad for Python.
I'm a python rookie and I used NetBeans (Mac version) recently and found it really easy to get up and running with. Scott > > get yourself on the scipy and numpy, and python-mac mailing lists. > > get numpy, scipy, matplotlib installed. > > consider using ipython for interactive work -- it's wonderful. > > Have fun! > > -Chris > > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected]
