I am new to Python. Thanks Max who introduced it and encouraged me to step in the Python ecosystem. Scripting is fast and so pleasing; interactive programming is even more joyful. I have had experience with Perl for the former and Matlab for the latter. I see Python has the advantages of the both worlds in addition to its OO style and great community support.
Here is a link to ipython quick tips and another to python packaging
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