On: Ask HN: What software products do you find expensive?

[sgillen]

To add to this: Simulink and select other matlab toolboxes (Which btw cost extra). I think base matlab can be supplanted very well with scientific python these days.

[pr07ecH70r → sgillen]

Basically every additional module costs extra (lot extra). What Python modules would you suggest?

[altairiumblue → pr07ecH70r]

Depending on your use case - numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib, statsmodels. Also check out R - you may or may not prefer it to Python, especially if you're coming from Matlab.

[sgillen → altairiumblue]

And to add on, octave is a good open source replacement for base matlab with near identical syntax.

[pr07ecH70r → altairiumblue]

Thanks a lot! I am more familiar with Python. Never used R before.