Abstract
In this introductory chapter we first look at some arguments why scripting is a promising programming style for computational scientists and engineers and how scripting differs from more traditional programming in Fortran, C, C++, and Java. The chapter continues with a section on how to set up your software environment such that you are ready to get started with the introduction to Python scripting in Chapter 2. Eager readers who want to get started with Python scripting as quickly as possible can safely jump to Chapter 1.2 to set up their environment and get ready to dive into examples in Chapter 2.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Langtangen, H.P. (2004). Introduction. In: Python Scripting for Computational Science. Texts in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05450-5_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05450-5_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-05452-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-05450-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive