On 14/10/06, Gael Varoquaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 06:58:45AM -0600, Bill Spotz wrote: > > I would like to second the notion of converging on a single MPI > > interface. My parallel project encapsulates most of the inter- > > processor communication within higher-level objects because the lower- > > level communication patterns can usually be determined from higher- > > level data structures. But still, there are times when a user would > > like access to the lower-level MPI interface. > > I think we are running in the same old problem of scipy/a super-package > of scientific tools. It is important to keep numpy/scipy modular. People > may want to install either one without an MPI interface. However it is > nice that if somebody just wants "everything" without having to choose > he can download that "everything" from scpy.org and that it comes well > bundled together. So all we need to do is find a name for that > super-package, put it together with good integration and add it to > scipy.org. > > My 2 cents, > > Gaël
I agree. Moreover, being picked for such integration work would help encourage people to converge on one MPI interface (for example). There's some discussion of such a package at NumpyProConPage on the wiki (and in particular at http://www.scipy.org/PyLabAwaits ). The "scipy superpack" (which is only for Windows, as I understand it) is a sort of beginning. So, well, any suggestion for a name? pylab is already in use by matplotlib (for some reason), as is Scientific Python (and numpy, Numeric and numarray are obviously already confusing). A. M. Archibald ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
