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Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question [message #28819 is a reply to message #28756]

Wed, 09 January 2002 18:55

rmw092001
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"Liam E. Gumley" <Liam.Gumley@ssec.wisc.edu> wrote in message news:<3C3B378C.F85C497E@ssec.wisc.edu>...
> Francis Burton wrote:
>> How easy would it be to obtain the functionality of IDL by
>> using Python as the underlying language glue, supplemented
>> by hard-coded modules for image, signal & file processing,
>> graphical I/O etc.? It seems that it can already do that in
>> some problem domains - e.g. Python Imaging Library.
>
> http://nickbower.com/computer/pydl is a first cut.
>
>> Put another way: What are the advantages of IDL compared to
>> such an open source framework?
>
> It depends on what your goal is.
>
> If your goal is to read, analyze, and visualize data for the purpose of
> earning a living or obtaining a degree, then I'd use IDL.
>
> If your goal is to have fun writing new code for which you don't get
> paid or earn any credits, then I'd roll your own open source solution in
> Python (if you can get someone to pay you for it, well done).
>
> Cheers,
> Liam.
> Practical IDL Programming
> http://www.gumley.com/

It's a pity RSI don't make a decent, inexpensive 'IDL Limited Edition'
- just file read/writing, numbercrunching, plotting etc - no widgets,
object graphics or industrial stuff. IDL 'student edition' restricts
array sizes so much it's almost useless. If pydl effectively becomes
IDL-LE, that would be great.

Richard

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		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Mark Fardal on Wed, 09 January 2002 13:45
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Andy Loughe on Wed, 09 January 2002 12:06
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Mark Fardal on Wed, 09 January 2002 11:51
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Nigel Wade on Wed, 09 January 2002 02:28
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 08 January 2002 11:38
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Liam E. Gumley on Tue, 08 January 2002 10:16
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: rmw092001 on Wed, 09 January 2002 18:55
		Re: Sacrilegious but genuine question By: Francis Burton on Thu, 10 January 2002 02:15

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