You could easily do this in a spreadsheet, but I will use python.

Instead, I will use python and use the matplotlib module to make graphs.

I prefer to use python for this - but there are lots of ways to do it.

I will use python to run a numerical calculation (here is an review of numerical calculations).

Of course, there are several ways to find a linear function to fit this data, but I will use python.

We did not want to hurt the people using Python 2.

Like Google, Dropbox uses Python heavily in building its online services.

What does all this mean for a sysadmin who uses Python?

Linux Journal has a nice tutorial on using Python to read and search ODF files.

If your distribution uses python 3 as default (not likely!

For my model, I am going to use Python (hopefully, you could have guessed that).

But at their heart, they are mostly about using Python to deploy Python code in operating system-agnostic ways.

If you are using python 2.6 get the setuptools for 2.6.

Or if you prefer a more hands-on approach, here is my incomplete online book for introductory physics using Python.

Remember that if you are using Python 2.5, you must you the future import idiom:

Using Python and an application programming interface (API), we automate user communication and produce a daily schedule display screen.