Re: [igraph] Language remmendations

[Tom Backer Johnsen]

Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:

I should have added that I normally use Windows XP, but in a pinch I am 
able to handle Linux (Ubuntu).

Tom

> Gentlepersons:
>
> I need a tool for the analysis (and perhaps simulation as well) of 
> social networks, in particular small social groups (10+- 2 members or 
> smaller) in respect to concepts like balance (Heider, Cartwright & 
> Harary etc.).  In other words, the graphs I will be working with are 
> signed (valued) and directed graphs.
>
> It seems to me that a scan of the literature reveals one serious 
> alternative in two different versions, igraph for R and Python.
>
> I am fairly familiar with R, much less familiar with Python (but I 
> anticipate few problems in learning a new programming language), and the 
> latter one in any case looks like a nice and useful language.
>
> I have downloaded the documentation for the R version of igraph package. 
>  However, I have not been able to locate anything specifically for the 
> 2.5 version of Python.  Does that mean that the calls on functions are 
> essentially the same?  Is it possible to find sample Python program 
> snippets on the net?  Also, the R documentation I have is at least half 
> a year old, which may make a difference, given the fair amount of 
> activity on this list.
>
> For the possible (type agent-based) simulations I am thinking of using 
> Netlogo.  R should be an execellent tool for any data analysis of the 
> results from any simulations.  So, what I am looking for is some kind of 
> advice (or opinions) in respect to the most efficient combination of 
> these tools.  For instance, would it be advisable to drop Python 
> altogether and exclusively work with a combination of Netlogo and R?  Or 
> is the versatility of Python useful?
>
> Tom
>
>
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