General

• A small introduction to Python Eggs
• [Data Structures and Algorithms
  with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python|http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus7/html/book.html]

Scientific Computing

• http://www.whoi.edu/committees/WHIT/Archive/python.pdf
• http://www.computer.org/portal/cms_docs_cise/cise/2007/n3/10-20.pdf
• Numeric and Scientific
• Python/CDAT for Earth Scientists: Tips and Examples

Numeric

• Minimal Python for Scientific Computing
• Numerical Python
• numpy/scipy array tip sheet
• NumPy for Matlab Users
• Tentative NumPy Tutorial

Plotting

• Graphical Representations of Data
• Python instead of Matlab for plotting
• matplotlib
• Veusz
• Chaco

Libraries

• Python bindings for the HDF5 library

Installation (Windows)

• Install Python 2.5 for windows installer
  • Set PATH to the installation folder in order to use JEPP (for resolving python.dll)
• Install NumPy and SciPy from the windows installer
• Install Matplotlib from the windows installer
• Install GTK and PyGTK
  • Install GTK from the windows installer
  • Set path to <GTK_install>\bin and <GTK_install>\lib
  • Install PyCario, PyGObject and PyGTK from the windows installers
  • Test installation by typing "import gtk" in python
• Install wxPython
• Install Setuptools from the windows installer
• Install Easy Install
  • Download ez_setup.py
  • Run the script
  • Add <python_installation>/Scripts to PATH
  • Set http_proxy=host:port in your environment