A Primer on Python for Life Science Researchers

Sebastian Bassi

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030199

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A Primer on Python for Life Science Researchers

Sebastian Bassi

Sebastian Bassi is with the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: sbassi@genes.unq.edu.ar
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A Primer on Python for Life Science Researchers

Sebastian Bassi

Published: November 30, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030199

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So does the former...

Posted by Winawer on 16 Mar 2008 at 06:47 GMT

The latter provides color-cued syntax and access to Python's interactive mode through an integrated shell.
http://ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030199#article1.body1.sec3.sec1.sec2.p3

Emacs has everything described for Kate and much more. It's also got a steep learning curve and a touch of masochism is required to be really good with it, but nowadays I wouldn't use anything else.

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