Why virtualenv

It’s a tragedy whenever a code breaks after a software “update”. I have recently started using virtualenv for python to prevent my macport / apt-get updates from messing up the code of my research projects. Additionally, by providing a list of python package version, it can enhance reproducibility ...

It is a saturday so I get to choose what type of books that I read at my "leisure time". As a continuation of my quest for trying to use python (well) for my research I have been investigating the possibility of using HDF5 to store some simulation results ... HDF5 ...

Tried a couple of ways to debug python code, including using the %pdb magic within IPython or use %debug in the postmortem mode. Still couldn't figure out how to restart the code within the pdb invoked by the pdb magic without pdb raising a "restart" error.

So I think ...