derivative in numpy

[Robert Kern]

knielsen73 at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am looking to do a simple derivative. I would expect such a function
> to be available in numpy, but can't find it. I have written my own,
> but just curious if anybody knows of such function in numpy.

numpy.diff() handles the discrete difference. All you need to do is supply the 
scaling factor(s) to interpret it as a derivative.

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Robert Kern

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