Malcolm,
Repeated thanks! Your help is very welcome. I have done some programming in
Fortran and Matlab so I hope I can cope with Python. Also I appreciate your
tips for Matlab and will try the m file you oriented me to.
I hope to remain in contact with you and the Starlink community as I ama
laboratory plasma spectroscopist. At least I used to be now I am retired.
Yours
László
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Meghatalmazó Malcolm J. Currie
Küldve: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:06 PM
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Tárgy: Re: request
Laszlo,
> Is Python difficult to use?
No. That's one reason why it's popular. It's slower than a compiled
language, but it is easy and quick to create powerful scripts. There is
a large standard library of tools at your fingertips, as well as the
additional packages I mentioned that offer the elements you need to
construct your particular application.
For your purpose you may not have to write any code, just run somebody
else's script once you have installed Python, and any packages the
script uses (see lines using import if the script isn't documented).
> One more question, would Python run on my Windows 7 PC?
On your machine I couldn't say, but in general yes. A quick Google
search finds instructions and videos.
> Or it is a different
> OS, like Linux? I will read up on this, of course, first.
It is a scripting language. It lets you combine commands and
facilities from multiple places to address your problem. There are
graphics too.
I'm not a Windows user, but there are executables for Windows out there
and I imagine there are Windows user who don't just point and click. (-:
Do some reading to see Python can help solve your problem.
Another different possibility is some Java programme or applet. Java is
portable across operating systems. Again your favourite search engine
should be able to help.
You mentioned Matlab, surely there is some Planck fitting facility
for that? Looks like there may be a few such as
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/20129-fit-blackbody-equa
tion-to-spectrum/content/Demofitblackbody.m
Malcolm
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