Formal reference for Python

[Tim Churches]

I am writing a scientific paper and need to reference Python. Is there any
preferred way of doing so, which gives credit where it is due? This has been
discussed previously, but not recently, I think.

The latest version of R (a free, open source language/environment for statistical
analysis) includes a citation() function, which returns the canonical citation for R
as defined by the core R development team. Worth emulating in Python?

Tim C

[Terry Reedy]

Re: Formal reference for Python


"Tim Churches" <tchur@optushom e.com.au> wrote in message
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> I am writing a scientific paper and need to reference Python. Is there[/color]
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> preferred way of doing so, which gives credit where it is due? This has[/color]
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> discussed previously, but not recently, I think.
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> The latest version of R (a free, open source language/environment for[/color]
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> analysis) includes a citation() function, which returns the canonical[/color]
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> as defined by the core R development team. Worth emulating in Python?[/color]
How about
Guido van Rossum, Python Reference Manual, Python Software Foundation,
http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/ref.html, 2003

tjr

[Andrew Dalke]

Re: Formal reference for Python

Tim Churches:[color=blue]
> I am writing a scientific paper and need to reference Python. Is there any
> preferred way of doing so, which gives credit where it is due? This has[/color]
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> discussed previously, but not recently, I think.[/color]

Why don't you do what Tim Churches suggested in

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2002-May/105857.html

It seemed to work for him then. ;)

Andrew
dalke@dalkescie ntific.com