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 [1])
• IPython >= 0.10
• NumPy >= 1.3
• SciPy >= 0.7.2
• Matplotlib >= 1.0
• distribute (aka setuptools) >= 0.6

[1]	Python 3.x is the “next generation” Python but for astronomy analysis Python 2.x is still the best choice.

Required additional packages

• pip >= 1.0
• asciitable >= 0.5.0
• pyfits >= 2.3.0
• pywcs >= 1.9
• ATpy >= 0.9.4
• APLpy >= 0.9.5 (pyparsing, pyregion, PIL, montage are optional but useful)

Useful additional packages

• coords
• vo.table
• pyparsing
• pyregion
• PIL
• Montage (compiled application and library)