[SciPy-user] Python's various numeric packages

[eric jones]

Hey Andrew,

> > My specific question is: WHY does SciPy claim (for a long time !)
that it
> > can work with both Numeric and with numarry. But instructions or
even
> > further comments on that are nowhere to be found ????
> 
> I have had problems with Numeric... in particular, a bug that I found
> and reported, but seeing as Numeric is no longer being developed, I'm
> not holding my breath as to when it's going to be fixed.  

Bugs are periodically fixed by Travis Oliphant, but he is pretty much
the only one pitching in on this now.  

> I had a look at fixing it myself, but the code is extremely hairy, and
I'm 
> totally lost in it.

Hence, numarray. :-)


> Which leads me to the following extension of your question: has
> anybody here had experience in using Numarray with SciPy?

Not I.  It isn't ported yet.

eric