Scientific Python
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Distributions
1. Anaconda
Anaconda from Continuum Analytics.
- Python distribution focused on data analysis and visualization
- Available for Win (32/64 bit), Mac (64 bit) Linux (32/64 bit).
Supplies 100+ packages and its own command line package manager called conda
- Completely separate install from system version (can modify your path to make it your default version)
- Easy to create virtual environments with Python 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3 for specific projects
- Base distribution is free
Paid addons (free for academic use) help speed up using Intel's MKL library and compiling code to be run on GPUs that support CUDA
2. Enthought Canopy
- Available for Win (32/64 bit), Mac (32/64 bit), Linux (32/64 bit)
- Three license tiers
- Express - Free - 30 packages
- Basic - $199 - 150+ packages
- Professional - $999 - 150+ packages - Extra cost is for support
- Academic license (free) available (roughly equivalent to Basic), but you have to create an account and get verified
- Completely separate install from system version
- Can optionally modify your path to make it your default Python or you can use it in its own GUI
3. SciPy Superpack
- Mac (current version only)
- Prebuilt versions of common base scientific Python packages
- Packages install into system default Python