Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-09-23 Thread SK
Hi EK, Did you figure out questions 1, 2 and 3? SciPy (0.14.0) on installation asks me for Python 2.7. First day on Python here, I am really struggling :/ Thanks, SK On Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:07:33 PM UTC+2, esa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-09-23 Thread Jerry Hill
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:54 PM, SK shagunkh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi EK, Did you figure out questions 1, 2 and 3? SciPy (0.14.0) on installation asks me for Python 2.7. First day on Python here, I am really struggling :/ Thanks, SK Did you download the SciPy installer for python 3.3? I see

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-12 Thread Joseph Martinot-Lagarde
Le 10/05/2014 19:07, esaw...@gmail.com a écrit : Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have been reading about NumPy and SciPy and could

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-12 Thread Sturla Molden
esaw...@gmail.com wrote: 4.In the long run, would it be better to use UNIX instead of Windows, if I were to use Python for all of my research? Thanks in advance. EK For scientific computing, a UNIX or Linux system is clearly preferable. Most of the scientific computing software is built

Re: Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-11 Thread Mark H Harris
On 5/10/14 6:35 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: Instead, what we have is a world in which Python can be used to write closed-source software, LibreOffice Writer will happily open a Microsoft Word document, Samba communicates with Windows computers, libc can be linked to non-free binaries, etc, etc,

Re: Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-11 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 10 May 2014 21:16:06 -0700, Nelson Crosby wrote: I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see Ardour). I

NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread esawiek
Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have been reading about NumPy and SciPy and could not find any definitive answers to my questions,

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 3:07 AM, esaw...@gmail.com wrote: 4. In the long run, would it be better to use UNIX instead of Windows, if I were to use Python for all of my research? Yes. Absolutely yes. But that's because it's better to run Unix than Windows regardless of all other

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread Никола Вукосављевић
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10.5.2014 19:07, esaw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread Stefan Behnel
esaw...@gmail.com, 10.05.2014 19:07: Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have been reading about NumPy and SciPy and could not find any

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread esawiek
On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:07:33 PM UTC-4, esa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have been reading about

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread esawiek
On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:07:33 PM UTC-4, esa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All-- Let me state at the start that I am new to Python. I am moving away from Fortran and Matlab to Python and I use all different types of numerical and statistical recipes in my work. I have been reading about

Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues

2014-05-10 Thread Mark H Harris
On 5/10/14 12:07 PM, esaw...@gmail.com wrote: 4. In the long run, would it be better to use UNIX instead of Windows, if I were to use Python for all of my research? I concur with Chris and Stefan. The *nix model is faster, cleaner, and more secure. I prefer gnu/linux, but mac os/x is

Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-10 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Mark H Harris harrismh...@gmail.com wrote: Proprietary code and systems will not survive the 21st century, you can be sure of that. 'We' can never allow another Microsoft to rule again; not google, nor canonical, nor oracle, nor anyone else. 'We' must have net

Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-10 Thread Nelson Crosby
I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see Ardour). Don't get me wrong - I love free software. It's seriously awesome

Re: Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-10 Thread Rustom Mody
On Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:46:06 AM UTC+5:30, Nelson Crosby wrote: I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see

Re: Free vs proprietary (was Re: NumPy, SciPy, Python 3X Installation/compatibility issues)

2014-05-10 Thread Mark H Harris
On 5/10/14 11:16 PM, Nelson Crosby wrote: I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see Ardour). Don't get me wrong - I