[darkarmani]

(disclaimer: I work for Continum Analytics)

Anaconda Community Edition installs very easily on windows, linux, and OS X, and is very easy to uninstall without breaking your system.

> No, we can't all compile from source. We're not all C hackers, that's why many of us use Python in the first place.

EXACTLY!

This is the whole idea behind Anaconda and the idea behind our beta cloud product Wakari. Wakari gives you multiple python versions, multiple numpy versions, interactive plotting in your browser, and the wonderful ipython notebook built-in. It's still in a closed beta, but people usually get approved for access the same day.