The PYTHON class provides a bridge from IDL to Python. The class contains a set of static methods that allow you to initialize and interact with the Python interpreter.

This guide aims to help in porting an IDL codebase to python, while taking full advantage of its powers. For help with porting specific IDL functions and routines you are invited to look at the …

Nov 5, 2015 · I want to call this IDL script for example in a python code: How could I do it? Please provide some examples of what have you tried already. The newest version of IDL (8.5) …

I am trying to copy an extensive code from IDL into Python. One issue I believe I am having is with the definition of the function gridgen.

In IDL you can directly enter Python "command-line mode" by typing three ">>>" characters and pressing the Enter key: At the end, press the Enter key to re-enter the normal IDL command …

Oct 30, 2013 · There are actually multiple ways to do this, including two different Python modules (pyIDL and pIDLy), using python’s os.system () to run an IDL script that outputs to a file, then …

In many cases, you can access elements of a PYTHON object using standard IDL array syntax, as if the object were a "normal" IDL array. When you access a Python object and retrieve an …

Aug 25, 2015 · The IDL-Python bridge works with either Python 2 or 3 (whew, I’m still on Python 2!). It is possible to use any of the vast array of libraries available for Python from IDL. For …

Mar 9, 2015 · I am having trouble translating an old IDL script to python- my issue lies in understanding exactly how to interpret IDL's "WHERE" function. Here is my code: difR = …

Much faster and more accurate than the version provided in the Scientific Python package in Scientific.Functions.LeastSquares. Contraints, fixed parameters, analytic or numerical …