The Neural Ensemble Cookbook

An open repository of idioms and recipies pertaining to Neuroscience, with a twist of Python.

Recipies

#1

Switch/Case flow-control in Python

#2

Converting ASCII column separated values to hdf5

#3

Primer: Writing documentation for Python projects with docutils

#4

Truncating division and Guido van Rossum's Python 3000 Google Video

#5

matplotlib figtext and figline

Tutorials

FacetsPythonCourse2008 - The FACETS/BCCN-Freiburg Student Python course material

Numpy for MATLAB users:

• http://mathesaurus.sourceforge.net/matlab-numpy.html
• http://www.scipy.org/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users
• Reading Matlab .mat files in Python recipe (Scipy Cookbook).

Simulators

• Brian
• NEURON + Python

Software Installation

Step by step instructions how to install tricky packages

InstallMayaVI2 - 3D plotting package from enthought

Miscellaneous

MecurialTips - Some helpful tips+tricks for using Mercurial/hg, a distributed revision control system improving on subversion.