[SciPy-user] Newbie question on execution time of import scipy

[Seth Falcon]

I have a beginning to use scipy (hopefully not a beginning to use
Python) question:


I've just installed scipy and am surprised by how long it takes to
do an "import scipy".  Being very new to Python, I don't know
whether "this is how it should be" or if, perhaps something is weird
with my setup.


Example:

    import time
    >>> s = time.time(); import scipy; print time.time() - s
    16.6560000181


Details on my platform:
Win2k
CPU = 1.8GHz
RAM = 1GB
Python = 
Python 2.2.2 (#37, Oct 14 2002, 17:02:34) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
cipy.__version__ = '0.2.0_alpha_182.4038'


+ seth