Sssso you want to know more stuff about Python? Well, Monty's here to help show you a few tricks that just might be helpful for working on Physics-related things.

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Want to highlight a part of a figure? Need to put an arrow or some text somewhere? This should get you started.

Want to plot the expected contributions of different gammas within a spectrum? We can show you how to get the data and how to make a (basic) simulation of radiation detection via PMT.

This tutorial covers how to fit two overlapping Gaussians using Scipy.

This tutorial covers how to fit a two-dimensional Gaussian to a dataset by modifying our existing fitting code.

Need to pull certain bits of data from a file? Want to process multiple files together? We've got you covered!

There are times when you only need a subset from your data that's relevant to you. This tutorial shows you how to better pick out the parts you need.

While scopes are very useful tools, it can be a pain to get waveform data transferred to a computer. Other times, it can be useful to change many settings at once or sweep through an array of parameters. Thankfully, many scopes, function generators, and benchtop meters have computer compatible interfaces. One common standard is known as Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA), and a set of instructions common to our scopes are known as the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI).