Clint Norton wrote: > Hi all, > I'm a student currently in the beginning of my master's degree and > I'm searching for an interesting open source project written in Python > to contribute to. > I have worked as a programmer for the past few years (mostly in > academia but also as a typical full time code monkey in a commercial > company), some of it in python, some in Java (commercial companies > really seem to like Java). > Anyway, which python projects would be a good start? I generally > like working on algorithmic parts or "Business Logic" and really don't > like doing interface work. The software I like producing has a tendency > to make use of the random and/or math modules, if that says something > about the nature of the work I've done... I really want to give > something back to the community I've taken so much from in the past.
We could always use more algorithms in scipy. scipy is a large, fairly loose collection of numerical algorithms. Currently we're in a transitional period; we're moving over to the new array object (yes, another one), so the website is a bit out of date. Fortunately, scipy is loose enough that you could simply jump in and implement a new algorithm without needing to concern yourself much with the rest of the library. I suggest poking around the latest SVN branches (listed below) to get a feel of what's already in there, and then introducing yourself on the scipy-dev list. I can give you more direct advice about what's missing and what we would like to include. http://scipy.org/ http://scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/scipy-dev http://svn.scipy.org/svn/scipy_core/branches/newcore/ http://svn.scipy.org/svn/scipy/branches/newscipy/ -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] "In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die." -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list