Python

learning python

• http://docs.python.org/
• http://docs.python.org/library/index.html
• python for programmers
• guido's guide (http://docs.python.org/tut/)
• dive into python (book) (http://www.diveintopython.org/toc/index.html)
• quick reference (http://rgruet.free.fr/PQR25/PQR2.5.html)
• ipython (http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/)

math, science, numerical, etc.

• numpy (http://numpy.scipy.org/)
• scipy (http://scipy.org/)
• matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/): in ipython shell
• mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/)

opencv

• python specific documentation: PythonInterface, SWIG Python Interface

efficiency

• When you need buffering of some sort for logging/writing data, if speed is important use the deque data structure instead of lists: http://docs.python.org/library/collections.html#collections.deque