Python tidbits that may be useful

Code is a mixture of freshly-authored stuff, and pieces taken from across the internet space. I have attemped to credit authors where appropriate, and do not claim copyright for any other people's code.

• matplotlibwidget.py: plug-in Qt plot widget for QtDesigner
• startup.py: default interactive session
• fitting.py: general fitting frmework with uncertainties, using scipy optimisation
• mayatools.py: useful pieces for using mayavi 3D plotting
• vtk_simple.py: example of simplest VTK interaction
• general_rebin.py: simple rebinnning of arrays
• websocket_log_server.py: logging over a socket, displayed in browser (http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577025-loggingwebmonitor-a-central-logging-server-and-mon/ )
• socket_log_server.py: logging over a socket, to console
• launch.py: open any file using system calls
• xkcd.py: sketch-style plots (see http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/jakevdp.github.com/downloads/notebooks/XKCD_plots.ipynb )
• lomb.py: the Lonb-Scargle periodogram
• smooth.py: some data smoothign functions