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Emacs + org-mode + python in reproducible research; SciPy 2013 Presentation

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What it is

John Kitchin shows how Emacs org-mode with Python lets researchers combine narrative, math, figures and executable code in one document. It exports to LaTeX, HTML and PDF, and he used it for papers and e-books.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Repeatedly recommended as the canonical demo of org-mode for literate programming and reproducible research.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “For python specifically, this video is a must watch”

    Must-watch on reproducible research with org-mode and Python.

    cube_yellow, 2014-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Let’s Make a Bubble Map”

  2. “Here's a video showing how one guy uses it with Python”

    Demonstrates using org-mode with Python for reproducible research.

    hsitz, 2014-03 · Recommendation · in “IPython: Beginners’ Guide”

  3. “See this great talk showing its use with python.”

    Great talk showing org-mode used with Python.

    taeric, 2014-07 · Recommendation · in “Patoline: A modern digital typesetting system”

  4. “on Emacs + org-mode + python in reproducible research is worth a watch”

    Kitchin's SciPy presentation on emacs, org-mode and python research.

    rndn, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “Emacs for Data Science”

  5. “I remember seeing a great video a few years back on using python in org mode to make a research notebook.”

    Great video on using python in org-mode as a research notebook.

    dahart, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Jupyter, Mathematica, and the Future of the Research Paper”

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Topics: org-mode, emacs, python, literate programming, scipy

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