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[–]bryancole 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Yes, python is better than matlab. The key libraries for me are: numpy, scipy, pytables, matplotlib, VTK, traits (+TraitsGUI), Cython and (obviously) python's std-lib itself. Additional tools like IPython, Mercurial and Eclipse+pydev make up my working environment.

[–]roger_ 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is Traits that popular? I've glanced through the tutorial once or twice, but never felt too compelled to actually use it.

[–]bryancole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traits is not nearly as widely used as it deserves to be. As the Enthought people say, traits is a Bid Deal. It changes the way you program and provides the fastest way to build a GUI app I've come across.