In this chapter, we will look at several topics that don't fit within the categories that we discussed in the previous chapters of this book. Most of these topics are concerned with different ways to facilitate computing and otherwise optimize the execution of our code. Others concern working with specific kinds of data or file formats.
In the first two recipes, we will cover packages that help keep track of units and uncertainties in calculations. These are very important for calculations that concern data that have a direct physical application. In the next recipe, we will look at loading and storing data from NetCDF files. NetCDF is a file format usually used for storing weather and climate data. (NetCDF stands for network common data form.) In the fourth recipe, we'll discuss working with geographical data, such as data that might be associated with weather or climate data. After that...
