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2Introduction
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4pyfact provides support for analysing FACT data using python. This comprises:
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6* classes for accessing and analysing FACT data
7* tools for specific tasks
8* general python language support
9* examples
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11If you are new to python you need to learn the basics. In any case it would be wise to study the following book:
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13*A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python - Hans Petter Langtangen*
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15pyfact is supposed to follow closely the programming style thought in this book.
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17`python documentation pages <http://docs.python.org/>`_
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19`astropython.org <http://www.astropython.org/resources>`_
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21Python version and modules used
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23As long as you work on the ISDC FACT cluster most things should be just fine.
24|python version: 2.6.6
25|--- add later: list of modules
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27Style guide and coding conventions
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29The code of pyfact follows the `Style Guide for python code <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>.
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