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jak@×××××××××××××.pl wrote: |
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> First, there are three basic array packages: dev-python/numeric |
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> dev-python/numarray dev-python/numpy. They should be, at least optionally, |
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> built using lapack. This was discussed in the beginning of 2005, see |
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> #81520. I have just discovered that there is some update in the overlay. |
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> Second, it was proposed (see #124276) to replace numeric and numarray with |
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> numpy, which I consider premature, as there are interesting modules and |
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> applications that do not use numpy yet. It would be advantageous, however, |
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> to be able to choose array type where available. For example: f2py now |
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> depends only on numeric, but when numpy is installed it uses it rather |
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> than numeric. Eventually I had to remove numpy and install f2py manually. |
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> As I remember, also pytables can use either numeric or numarray but |
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> presently depends only on the latter. |
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I imagine patches would be welcome. |
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> Should Scientific Python, now in python herd, be in sci? I have just |
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> submitted MMTK library, which was written by the same person, see #137989. |
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> This two packages probably should be maintained together. What about a |
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> nice, pure python, chemistry drawing program bkchem – see #95178. |
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I've just added the sci herd as a second herd in the metadata. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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