2008/8/15 Robert Kern robert.kern@gmail.com:
I'm afraid that I still don't understand. Please expand on the
Sorry, it's late. My explanation is probably not too lucid.
The variable should rather read something like NUMPY_VIA_API, but here goes.
- NUMPY_FAST_IMPORT=0 (or simply absent)
import numpy print dir(numpy)
Full numpy import, exactly as it is now.
- NUMPY_FAST_IMPORT=0
import numpy.api print dir(numpy.api)
Numpy.*, exactly as it is now. numpy.api provides a more nested API to NumPy. Import time is the same as current NumPy import.
- NUMPY_FAST_IMPORT=1
import numpy print dir(numpy)
- NUMPY_FAST_IMPORT=1
import numpy.api print dir(numpy.api)
numpy.* is now probably close to empty. numpy.api is accessible as before. Import time for numpy.api is now super snappy since numpy.* is not populated.
If this is not clear, then I need to sleep and implement a proof of concept before I try to explain further.
Cheers Stéfan