Read this: http://quantlabs.net/blog/2014/09/here-is-why-i-gave-up-on-python-aka-dogs-breakfeast-of-a-so-called-programming-language/#sthash.Rp7pXObf.dpuf

Not sure what's going on here.

"Script I want to run" seemed clear. http://vispy.org/examples/basics/scene/surface_plot.html#sthash.kIzbd33O.dpuf

The rest seemed like ill-advised trips down numerous ratholes. In particular, anything that involved …

A deep dive into probability and scipy: https://www.packtpub.com/building-probabilistic-graphical-models-with-python/book I have to admit up front that this book is out of my league. The Python is sensible to me. The subject matter -- graph models, learning and inference -- is above my pay grade.