[AstroPy] Buridan's ass-----what combo should I choose?

[Brandon Doyle]

I think the best thing I can do is simply to try it on one of the servers
at CIS...I'll send along the results.


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:34 AM, gonghang.naoc <ghang.naoc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sorry. I am NOT sure a single pyraf without iraf can work, although there
> is something here.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:32 PM, gonghang.naoc <ghang.naoc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I installed both long time ago. I am sure a single pyraf without iraf can
>> work, although there is a something here
>> http://www.stsci.edu/institute/software_hardware/pyraf
>> 'PyRAF can be installed along with an existing IRAF installation'
>> That means pyraf can work alone?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Brandon Doyle <bjd2385 at rit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been looking into PyRAF...so it requires that you have IRAF
>>> installed on your computer?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:21 AM, gonghang.naoc <ghang.naoc at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes,I need it. I am thinking about which 'iraf' I should use, the
>>>> standalone version of NOAO, Ureka or pyraf?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Perry Greenfield <
>>>> stsci.perry at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So you don't really need IRAF? Or are you installing that separately
>>>>> (and layering pyraf onto anaconda)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Perry
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:13 AM, gonghang.naoc wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Hi Tom, Erik,
>>>>> > Thank you both. Glad to hear there is a simple choice. I will stick
>>>>> with Anaconda.
>>>>> > best
>>>>> > hang
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Erik Bray <embray at stsci.edu>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > On 08/13/2014 02:53 AM, Thomas Robitaille wrote:
>>>>> > > Hi Hang,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I doubt you will get a single answer here, but I think Anaconda is
>>>>> now
>>>>> > > widely thought to be a good solution for a generic Scientific
>>>>> Python
>>>>> > > installation, but Ureka is probably what you want since you also
>>>>> want IRAF:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > http://ssb.stsci.edu/ureka/
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > http://ssb.stsci.edu/ureka/1.4.1/docs/components.html
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As an aside, you also listed separately Numpy, SciPy, EPD, Ureka,
>>>>> and Anaconda.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > First of all EPD no longer exists as such and now is called Canopy.
>>>>>  All of
>>>>> > Canopy, Anaconda, and Ureka are standalone scientific Python
>>>>> *distributions*,
>>>>> > each with their own copies of Python itself, Numpy, SciPy, and many
>>>>> other
>>>>> > popular packages.  In principle they can all coexist on your system,
>>>>> though if
>>>>> > you have to ask I'd recommend deciding which one best suits your
>>>>> needs and
>>>>> > sticking with just the one.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As Tom said, if you need IRAF you should use Ureka, as it's the only
>>>>> scientific
>>>>> > Python distribution developed specifically for the Astronomy
>>>>> community and that
>>>>> > includes IRAF and Pyraf.  Full disclosure: I work for STScI which is
>>>>> the primary
>>>>> > contributor to Ureka, but I don't personally have much connection to
>>>>> the project
>>>>> > and don't use it personally.  I hear it works pretty well though.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Erik
>>>>> >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > gonghang.naoc wrote:
>>>>> > >> Hi,
>>>>> > >> I reinstalled my system just now. The previsous system had a mess
>>>>> of
>>>>> > >> python modules with chaotic dependency. Could somebody please
>>>>> give me a
>>>>> > >> simple list to instll? Potentially I need numpy,scipy,epd,
>>>>> > >> ureka,iraf,pyraf, anaconda or somethig else which you can suggest.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> A simple and versatile combo is the best.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Thanks.
>>>>> > >> best
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> hang
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
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