The main features of both variants of RT-Linux will be presented along with their pros and cons. This BoF will be chaired by Paul Barrett, and will begin with an introduction to Python in astronomy, be followed by reports of current Python projects, and conclude with a discussion about the current state of Python in astronomy. The introduction will give a brief overview of the language, highlighting modules, resources, and aspects of the language that are important to scientific programming and astronomical data analysis. The closing discussion will provide an opportunity for questions and comments. Presentations will describe recent developments in the core IRAF system, current development and exploratory activities at NOAO and STScI, and future plans.
Short project reports from other development sites are welcome.
Time will be available for questions, comments, and suggestions from the audience. We will describe and ask for comments on both the functionality present in the first version, and the planned developments over the next years. Although this will be the first public release, the system has been in active use at a number of telescopes since 1995 in the support of actual observations.