What I'm Researching...

RocketDock - About RocketDock Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:17 AM CDT extremely cool application dock for windows.

Python Programming/Lists - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:12 AM CDT Great collection of python list examples.

Introduction To New-Style Classes in Python Posted: 19 Oct 2008 01:18 AM CDT great explanation of python classes. check out the final part discussing the __slots__ feature. basically, reserve attributes...those not defined cannot be assigned.

PyTables User's Guide Posted: 18 Oct 2008 12:30 PM CDT html version of the pytables userguide.

rdoc:graphics:barplot [R Wiki] Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:22 PM CDT R doc for barplot

Welcome to DrQueue Commercial Website Posted: 12 Oct 2008 11:44 PM CDT queue manager with python binding. looks to be used as a render manager...but could see other uses as well.

Building home linux render cluster Posted: 12 Oct 2008 11:30 PM CDT excellent article on building a cheap 24 core x 48GB ram linux cluster.

What I'm Researching...

The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:45 AM CDT Cool, print huge posters from normal paper - software breaks up images to fit on 8.5 x 11 paper. Hat-tip to my wife for finding this site.

PerTrac Support - Statistics Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:43 PM CDT Great site covering formulas of investment stats. Useful for coding the performance part of the testing platform.

pickle(cPickle) vs numpy tofile/fromfile - Python - Snipplr Posted: 05 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT interesting code snippet comparing performance of cpickle and numpy to/from file routines. been thinking about this lately...using numpy directly or cpickle instead of using a bloated dbms for persistent storage of time series on the testing platform.

HintsForSQLUsers - Hierarchical Datasets in Python Posted: 05 Oct 2008 11:06 PM CDT covers many of the faq of SQL developers when developing with PyTables.

EasyvizDocumentation - scitools - Google Code - Easyviz Documentation Posted: 05 Oct 2008 09:55 PM CDT Python plotting interface to various backend plotting engines: Gnuplot, Matplotlib, Grace, Veusz, PyX, VTK, VisIt, OpenDX, and a few more. Seems like a fairly straight-forward interface. And choosing the backend used is a one-line import statement. Interesting.

PyX - Python graphics package Posted: 05 Oct 2008 12:25 PM CDT looks like a dead-simple plotting library in python to produce pub quality pdf/ps images. Need to explore.