On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Bradley M. Froehle <brad.froe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, but the point was that since you can live with an older version on > Python you can probably live with an older version of NumPy.
exactly -- also: How likely are you to nee the latest and greatest numpy but not a new PyGTK, or a new name_your_package_here. And, in fact, other packages drop support for older Python's too. However, what I can imagine is pretty irrelevant -- sorry I brought it up -- either there are a significant number of folks for whom support for old Pythons in important, or there aren't. -Chris > > On Thursday, December 13, 2012, David Cournapeau wrote: >> >> > I"m still dumfounded that people are working on projects where they >> > are free to use the latest an greatest numpy, but *have* to use a >> > more-than-four-year-old-python: >> >> It happens very easily in corporate environments. Compiling python it >> a major headache compared to numpy, not because of python itself, but >> because you need to recompile every single extension you're gonna use. > > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
