AGU FM2017 Python lunch notes

December 14, 2017

At the meeting, it was mentioned that

• Juno Waves instrument uses python from day one
• other researchers also using Fortran from Python
• PyAstro is a useful conference
• Major packages like Numpy typically lack funding. Numpy got its first funding in 2017!
• see paper: The AstroPy Problem on funding geoscience software development
• should make open source software part of CEDAR Decadal Survey
• Autoplot: one line command to plot many science formats including: CDF, HDF5, NetCDF and many more.