Well,
numpy is written in C :) Maybe your C is not the numpy equivalent?
Best Regards,
Giorgio
Il giorno ven 25 feb 2022 alle ore 09:03 BELAHCENE Abdelkader <
abdelkader.belahc...@enst.dz> ha scritto:
> Hi,
> a lot of people think that C (or C++) is faster than python, yes I agree,
> but I think that's not the case with numpy, I believe numpy is faster than
> C, at least in some cases.
>
>
> *Is there another explanation ?Or where can find a doc speaking about
> the subject?*Thanks a lot
> Regards
> Numpy implements vectorization for arrays, or I'm wrong. Anyway here is an
> example Let's look at the following case:
> Here is the result on my laptop i3:
>
> Labs$ *python3 tempsExe.py 50000*
> sum with Python: 1250025000 and NumPy 1250025000
> time used Python Sum: * 37.28 sec *
> time used Numpy Sum: *1.85 sec*
>
> Labs$ *./tt 50000 *
>
>
> * CPU time :7.521730 The value : 1250025000 *
> --------------------------------------------
>
> This is the Python3 program :
>
> import timeit as it
> import numpy as np
> import sys
> try :
> n=eval(sys.argv[1])
> except:
> print ("needs integer as argument") ; exit()
>
> a=range(1,n+1)
> b=np.array(a)
> def func1(): return sum(a)
> def func2(): return np.sum(b)
>
> print(f"sum with Python: {func1()} and NumPy {func2()} ")
> tm1=it.timeit(stmt=func1, number=n)
> print(f"time used Python Sum: {round(tm1,2)} sec")
> tm2=it.timeit(stmt=func2, number=n)
> print(f"time used Numpy Sum: {round(tm2,2)} sec")
>
> and Here the C program:
> #include <time.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> long func1(int n){
> long r=0;
> for (int i=1; i<= n;i++) r+= i;
> return r;
> }
> int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
> clock_t c0, c1;
> long v,count; int n;
> if ( argc < 2) {
> printf("Please give an argument");
> return -1;
> }
> n=atoi(argv[1]);
> c0 = clock();
> *for (int j=0;j < n;j++) v=func1(n);*
> c1 = clock();
> printf ("\tCPU time :%.2f sec", (float)(c1 - c0)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
> printf("\n\tThe value : %ld\n", v);
> }
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