Voice recognition
This article describes how to perform voice recognition in Python using the 3rd party pywin32 library along with the Microsoft Speech SDK.
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NetBeans IDE + Vizard
NetBeans IDE is a free cross-platform IDE that supports many programming languages, including Python. This article describes how to configure NetBeans IDE to run Vizard scripts.
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Wing IDE + Vizard
Wing IDE is a commercial cross-platform Python IDE. This article describes how to configure Wing IDE to run Vizard scripts.
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Komodo IDE + Vizard
Komodo is a cross-platform IDE that supports Python. It comes in a free and commercial version. This article describes how to configure Komodo to run Vizard scripts.
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Eclipse IDE + Vizard
Eclipse is a free open-source IDE that supports many programming languages. The Pydev addon for Eclipse enables Python support within the IDE. This article describes how to configure Eclipse to run Vizard scripts.
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pywin32
The pywin32 package provides access to various Windows APIs within Python. These APIs can be used to create UI objects (windows, dialogs, etc..), interface to native or 3rd party libraries using COM, access low-level OS functionality, and much more.
pySerial
The pySerial module is a Python add-on that provides access to the serial port.
matplotlib
Matplotlib is a library with a very 'Matlab' like environment for generating publication quality figures. You can output to raster formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF, JPG) immediately in a pop-up window or to vector (e.g, EPS, PS) formats that are saved as files. The style of graphs and syntax for creating them, especially when combined with the added Python language constructs through NumPy will be very familiar to users of Matlab.
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Psyco – Just in time compiler
Psyco is similar to just-in-time (JIT) compilers that have been developed for other languages. It works by translating blocks of Python code into machine code on the fly, resulting in faster run times for your programs.
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NumPy
NumPy is a package that provides support for large multi-dimensional arrays and matrices in Python. This is essential for anyone doing scientific computing with the Python language.
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