[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> First, there are three basic array packages: dev-python/numeric
> dev-python/numarray dev-python/numpy. They should be, at least optionally,
> built using lapack. This was discussed in the beginning of 2005, see
> #81520. I have just discovered that there is some update in the overlay.
> 
> Second, it was proposed (see #124276) to replace numeric and numarray with
> numpy, which I consider premature, as there are interesting modules and
> applications that do not use numpy yet. It would be advantageous, however,
>  to be able to choose array type where available. For example: f2py now
> depends only on numeric, but when numpy is installed it uses it rather
> than numeric. Eventually I had to remove numpy and install f2py manually.
> As I remember, also pytables can use either numeric or numarray but
> presently depends only on the latter.

I imagine patches would be welcome.

> Should Scientific Python, now in python herd, be in sci? I have just
> submitted MMTK library, which was written by the same person, see #137989.
> This two packages probably should be maintained together. What about a
> nice, pure python, chemistry drawing program bkchem – see #95178.

I've just added the sci herd as a second herd in the metadata.

Thanks,
Donnie

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