A large array of idl scripts have been developed over the years, and
many of them served their purpose at the time, but there are many others
of general purpose. Below is a small selection of examples of idl call
sequences along with their python counterparts.

Here are the links to a few potentially useful sites:
1) IDL to Python bridge: https://www.l3harrisgeospatial.com/docs/IDLToPython.html
2) IDL commands in numerical Python: http://mathesaurus.sourceforge.net/idl-python-xref.pdf

           IDL                                    <----->                            Python
                                                                           SIM = pc.get_sim('path_to_simulation')
                                                                           ts = pc.read.ts(datadir = SIM.datadir, sim = SIM)
                                                                           ts.keys
pc_read_var,obj=var,/trimall                                               var = pc.read.var(var_file = '', trimall = True, sim = SIM)
help,var                                                                   help(var)

power,'_GWs','hel_GWs',k=k,spec1=grav1,spec2=grav2,i=n,tt=t,/noplot,/lks
                                                                           power = pc.read.power(datadir = '../data')
                                                                           power.GWs (power.GWh, etc.)

pc_read_param,obj=param                                                    pc.read.param(datadir = SIM.datadir) # for start.in
                                                                           pc.read.param(datadir = SIM.datadir, param2 = True) # for run.in
help,param

Example:
print,param.tstart                       print(pc.read.param.tstart)

error analysis:

Example:
pc_error_range,t(good),grav_k1t(good),mean=grav_k1m,err=grav_k1e

print,param.tstart                                                         print(pc.read.param.tstart)