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[Gerson Kurz]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 05:54:42 -0700, "byron okubasu anangwe"
<okubasu at eudoramail.com> wrote:

>What I would like to know is: -
> How much time is it going to take to learn python with experience of programming in BASIC and FOTRAN?
I would say, a week? If you know already another programming language
or two, the tutorial is really easy. 

> Can python support scientific and mathematical computations such as iterations, obtaining values of a particular item from list of a predefined set to use in an equation?

Check out NumPy at
http://www.pfdubois.com/numpy/