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I guess it's mostly a matter of taking the path of least resistance. I don't have to learn anything new to use an edit/run cycle and I haven't taken the time t
by tgflynn 16y ago
I guess it's mostly a matter of taking the path of least resistance. I don't have to learn anything new to use an edit/run cycle and I haven't taken the time to figure out how to do it differently because it hasn't been clear what the advantages might be. For example it's not clear to me what you need to do to make sure the right modules get reloaded if you're working interactively.
Right now I'm mostly using Python for offline data analysis scripts that read data files and either dump output or display plots graphically (using matplotlib). I guess it could be useful to be able to look at data structures interactively.
- phren0logy 16y agoI would really recommend checking out iPython. It's easy to have it execute an existing script, and it plays well with matplotlib. I would use a script to load all my data into it, then use it interactively like matlab. If I found something I liked, I would add it to my script. I found it be a really enjoyable way to work.