[kepler-users] Python actors?

[Dan Higgins]

Hi  Dion,
    Python and Matlab support is included in PtolemyII, and Kepler is 
based on Ptolemy. However, prior to your question, we had seen little 
interest in Python and Matlab actors in Kepler. It also turned out that 
the Python system greatly slowed down the Kepler startup time. As a 
result, we disabled Python support in Kepler and have never setup the 
links to run Matlab. The base support is still in Kepler, however (since 
it is based on Ptolemy). So it could be activated in Kepler with a bit 
of work. It's basically a question of priorities for us (and a limited 
number of developer hours).
    So if you are really interested, I invite you to take a look at 
Ptolemy (http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/ptolemyII/index.htm). And if 
you are a developer (or have some developer support available), you 
could join the Kepler effort and add Python/Matlab support to Kepler 
yourself (and hopefully share the results).

Dan Higgins
Software Developer - NCEAS



Dion Whitehead wrote:

>In the papers about Kepler it talks about using Python and Matlab,
>however I cannot see any Python (or even Jython) actors.  Am I missing
>something?  I think Python is of particular interest as it also has
>intergration with R and really easy and nice plotting capabilities
>(matplotlib).
>
>Dion Whitehead
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