IronPython vs. Python vs. broot vs. ggplot2 Comparison Chart

IronPython is an open-source implementation of the Python programming language which is tightly integrated with .NET. IronPython can use .NET and Python libraries, and other .NET languages can use Python code just as easily. Experience a more interactive .NET and Python development experience with Python Tools for Visual Studio. IronPython is an excellent addition to .NET, providing Python developers with the power of the .NET. Existing .NET developers can also use IronPython as a fast and expressive scripting language for embedding, testing, or writing a new application from scratch. The CLR is a great platform for creating programming languages, and the DLR makes it all the better for dynamic languages. Also, the .NET (base class library, presentation foundation, etc.) gives developers an amazing amount of functionality and power. IronPython uses Python syntax and standard libraries and so your Python code will need to be updated accordingly.

The ROOT data analysis framework is used much in High Energy Physics (HEP) and has its own output format (.root). ROOT can be easily interfaced with software written in C++. For software tools in Python there exists pyROOT. Unfortunately, pyROOT does not work well with python3.4. broot is a small library that converts data in python numpy ndarrays to ROOT files containing trees with a branch for each array. The goal of this library is to provide a generic way of writing python numpy datastructures to ROOT files. The library should be portable and supports both python2, python3, ROOT v5 and ROOT v6 (requiring no modifications on the ROOT part, just the default installation). Installation of the library should only require a user to compile to library once or install it as a python package.