On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Ralf Gommers <[email protected]> wrote: > You can argue with the exact wording,
I won't argue, I'll suggest an alternative in a pull request... > but the layout of that page is on > purpose. scipy.org is split into two parts: (a) a SciPy Stack part, and (b) > a numpy & scipy library part. You're looking at the stack part, and the > preferred method to install that stack is a Python distribution. I'm not sure who decided that that's the "preferred" way, but If we take that as a given, maybe that page is fine. However: > If you look at the library part, the binary installers are at the top of the > page: http://www.scipy.org/scipylib/download.html But finding that page is not obvious. Simple usability: I know what the heck I'm looking at -- I've been using numpy, and numeric before it for something like 15 years. But I just went to grab a new binary, and had a heck of a time finding it -- I'm pretty sure I ended up remembering that the downloads are on sourceforge and looking there. And I've been teaching lately, and my students are having trouble finding them, too. If you google "numpy" you get the numpy.org page as the first hit If you go to numpy.org, there is a "geting numpy" link, that takes you to: http://www.scipy.org/install.html There is also a "Installing NumPy and SciPy" link that takes you to that same page. There is a link to the sourceforge page further won, but no indication of why you would want to go there. So I still have no idea how I would find: http://www.scipy.org/scipylib/download.html So I submit that we could fix this up a bit.... (off to do a pull request) -Chris > Cheers, > Ralf > > >> >> -Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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 >> >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > > > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
