[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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