PythonSkill

Learning Resource

 * How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
 * Using Python 3.x


 * Learnpython.org
 * interactive Python tutorial.


 * An introduction to scientific computing with Python (MPAGS 2012)

Plot, Plot, Plot

 * How to make XKCD-style plot using Python

Hess Diagram, 2D-Histogram, Density Plot, Whatever you call it...

 * Stellar Parameters Hess Diagram from AstroML
 * Very good example of how to use python creating color-coded, 2-D Hess Diagram with color bar and overlapped contours.


 * A simpler example from StackOverflow


 * Real example from Jessica Kirkpatrick's research blog (GFW Unfriendly)
 * Show histograms projected along each axis.


 * Another example from an astronomy blog called Micropore
 * More details about overlapping contours.


 * Dave's Matplotlib Basic Examples


 * Discussion on StackOverflow about the HexBin in MatplotLib


 * Contains a very nice example of density plot and many examples of others.