> ROOT can plot histograms, but matplotlib does it much better. As much as I prefer matplotlib, quickly combining histograms with uncertainties and no regard f

> ROOT can plot histograms, but matplotlib does it much better. As much as I prefer matplotlib, quickly combining histograms with uncertainties and no regard for formatting is quicker with ROOT. 2D/3D/Profile histograms are also easier to quickly make. > ROOT files are a halfway decent file format, but HDF5 is much better. I believe the ROOT format is more generic and also does a good job of serialising generic objects, but this isn't really my area of expertise. I also find that for all its many (many) faults, RooFit/RooStats doesn't have a generic alternative.