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step with effectively global consequences. %
In general, software errors produce outcomes that are inaccurate, not merely imprecise. %
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\end{dquote}
On a more positive note, better software development practices may be ``low-hanging-fruit'' that
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In Python, HDF5 is supported primarily through the h5py package. \cite{h5py} %
+Many scientific disciplines have built custom file formats on top of the HDF5 standard. %
+These include biological imaging \cite{DoughertyMatthewT2009a}, scanning transmission X-ray
+microscopy \cite{WattsBenjamin2016a}, scalable nucleotide tallies \cite{PylPaulTheodor2014a}, and
+even ultrasonic concrete data \cite{PrinceLuke2017a}.
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\section{Scientific Python} % --------------------------------------------------------------------
SciPy is a collection of \emph{``open-source software for mathematics, science, and egnineering.''}
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