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

[gonghang.naoc]

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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