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.. _python_pkg_requirements:

Python requirements
-----------------------

Following are a list of core, required and optional (but useful) packages for the workshops.

Core
^^^^^

- Python 2.6 or 2.7 (not Python 3.x [#]_)
- IPython >= 0.10
- NumPy >= 1.3
- SciPy >= 0.7.2
- Matplotlib >= 1.0
- distribute (aka setuptools) >= 0.6

.. [#] Python 3.x is the "next generation" Python but for astronomy analysis
       Python 2.x is still the best choice.

Required additional packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

- `pip <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip>`_ >= 1.0
- `asciitable`_ >= 0.5.0
- `pyfits`_ >= 2.3.0
- `pywcs <https://trac6.assembla.com/astrolib>`_ >= 1.9
- `ATpy`_ >= 0.9.4
- `APLpy`_ >= 0.9.5 (pyparsing, pyregion, PIL, montage are optional but useful)

Useful additional packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

- `coords <https://trac6.assembla.com/astrolib>`_
- `vo.table <https://trac6.assembla.com/astrolib>`_
- `pyparsing <http://pyparsing.wikispaces.com/>`_
- `pyregion <http://leejjoon.github.com/pyregion/>`_
- `PIL <http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil>`_
- `Montage <http://montage.ipac.caltech.edu/>`_ (compiled application and library)