On 26 Mar, 15:06, stef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You can get the speed of fortran in Python by using libraries like > >> Numeric without losing the readability of Python. > > > Can you back this up with some source?? > > Chris > > Is this really the most important issue in your choice ? > > As said by others, "Portability, scalability & RAD" as an advantage of > Python are probably far more important. > > And on the other hand Python is perfect as glue between Fortran and > whatsoever. > To emphasize that, I expect the number of lines in Python is at least 3 > times less than in Fortran. > > I did some comparison between MatLab and Python (Scipy) for real-time > analysis, > and for all my cases Pyhton van 3 .. 7 times faster than MatLab. > > So I'ld suggest to start with downloading the Enthought edition of Python, > and you can judge for yourself within 10 minutes, > if it's fast enough. > > cheers, > Stef Mientki
Is there a mac version?? Thanks Chris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
