Installs python specific software for scientific applications on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

ubuntu-install-python-scientific.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Installs python specific software
# for scientific applications on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
#
# It is recommended to run this in a virtualenv session.

# Install numpy
sudo aptitude -y build-dep python-numpy
pip install numpy
# Install scipy
sudo aptitude -y build-dep python-scipy
pip install scipy
# Install matplotlib
sudo aptitude -y install libpng12-dev
sudo aptitude -y build-dep python-matplotlib
pip install matplotlib
# Install sklearn
sudo aptitude -y build-dep python-sklearn
pip install scikit-learn
# Install pandas
sudo aptitude -y build-dep python-pandas
pip install pandas
# Install IPython suite
pip install ipython[all]