Re: Making a time series analysis package in python - advice or assistance sought

2006-07-07 Thread Cameron Laird
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ray Tomes wrote: >> Hi Folks >> >> I am an old codger who has much experience with computers >> in the distant past before all this object oriented stuff. >> Also I have loads of software in such languages as FORTRAN >> and BASIC, QBASIC

Re: Making a time series analysis package in python - advice or assistance sought

2006-07-07 Thread beliavsky
Ray Tomes wrote: > Hi Folks > > I am an old codger who has much experience with computers > in the distant past before all this object oriented stuff. > Also I have loads of software in such languages as FORTRAN > and BASIC, QBASIC etc that is very useful except that it > really doesn't like to run

Re: Making a time series analysis package in python - advice or assistance sought

2006-07-07 Thread bearophileHUGS
Ray Tomes: > My package will have the following capabilities: > 1. Able to read time series data in a variety of formats. > 2. Able to create, manipulate and save time series files. > 3. Able to do vector arithmetic on time series, including > dozens of functions. > 4. Loop and macro facilities to

Re: Making a time series analysis package in python - advice or assistance sought

2006-07-06 Thread Tim Leslie
Hi Ray, As a first step you might want to look at numpy/scipy/matplotlib numpy (numpy.scipy.org) provides the underlying data structures (array and matrices among other things) you require. This will handle all your vector stuff, reading/writing to and from files, "loop macros", etc. scipy (www.

Making a time series analysis package in python - advice or assistance sought

2006-07-06 Thread Ray Tomes
Hi Folks I am an old codger who has much experience with computers in the distant past before all this object oriented stuff. Also I have loads of software in such languages as FORTRAN and BASIC, QBASIC etc that is very useful except that it really doesn't like to run on modern operating systems a