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How do I start ChIPS?


The Starting ChIPS thread provides information on how to start ChIPS. If you have CIAO installed and initialized you can just use the chips command which will display a banner and then leave you at an interactive prompt at which you can enter any ChIPS or other Python command:

chips> chips
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Welcome to ChIPS: CXC's Plotting Package
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CIAO 4.5 ChIPS version 1 Wednesday, November 2, 2012

chips-1> 


Last modified: 27 November 2012
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