I just attended Pycon and the keynote was about why Python is an effective tool for science. I recommend watching the video, Jake is an astronomer and gave a gr

I just attended Pycon and the keynote was about why Python is an effective tool for science. I recommend watching the video, Jake is an astronomer and gave a great presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjCqQEUa8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjCqQEUa8o His four main points were (I'm stealing this directly from his slides): 1. Interoperability with other languages 2. "Batteries Included" + third-party modules 3. Simplicity and dynamic nature 4. Open ethos well-fit to science