On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov>wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gomm...@gmail.com> > 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 https://github.com/scipy/scipy.org/pull/3 I'm sure the there mentioned scipy-user and numfocus mailing list discussions from a year ago can be found as well with a bit of searching. Cheers, Ralf , 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 > >> > >> chris.bar...@noaa.gov > >> _______________________________________________ > >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list > >> NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > >> http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
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