Fernando Perez wrote:
It's funny how I don't see anyone complaining about any of the Python books
sold here (or at any other publishing house):
That is maybe because the language is fairly well documented to begin
with. Try to imagine for a moment how many people would use Python if
on the
Istvan Albert wrote:
No one is questioning one's right to try to sell a product/book etc.
But I happen to believe that trying to make money by selling the docs
is stupid, you'll scare away potential users, hinder the acceptance of
the product, further fragment the community of users needing
Istvan Albert wrote:
No one is questioning one's right to try to sell a product/book etc.
But I happen to believe that trying to make money by selling the docs
is stupid, you'll scare away potential users, hinder the acceptance of
the product, further fragment the community of users needing
Apologies for the dupe. It looked like something went wrong with the first send
(and the first post was partly incorrect to begin with).
--
Robert Kern
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After using numeric for almost ten years, I decided to attempt to
switch a large codebase (python and C++) to using numpy. Here's are
some comments about how that went.
- The code to automatically switch python stuff over just kind of
works. But it was a 90%
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Given the quality of python's (free) documentation and how good it's
been for a very long time, it's bit ironic to be using the phrase
normal open-source documentation on this mailing list. Numeric
python, which numpy aspires to be a replacement for, has perfectly
sturlamolden wrote:
Those involved in the development of NumPy must receive some
compensation. Financial support to NumPy also ensure that the
developmentcan continue. I for one does not want to see NumPy as
Then charge for NumPy ... or write a book *besides* the documentation.
One in which
Istvan Albert wrote:
sturlamolden wrote:
Those involved in the development of NumPy must receive some
compensation. Financial support to NumPy also ensure that the
developmentcan continue. I for one does not want to see NumPy as
Then charge for NumPy ... or write a book *besides*
On 6 Oct 2006 09:26:23 -0700, Istvan Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
sturlamolden wrote:
Those involved in the development of NumPy must receive some
compensation. Financial support to NumPy also ensure that the
developmentcan continue. I for one does not want to see NumPy as
Then charge
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After using numeric for almost ten years, I decided to attempt to
switch a large codebase (python and C++) to using numpy. Here's are
some comments about how that went.
- The code to automatically switch python stuff over just kind of
works. But it was a 90%
Travis E. Oliphant wrote:
Definitely not true. People in Singapore, Japan, Ghana, South Africa,
France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and many other countries are
using NumPy successfully. Gratefully, a few have contributed by buying
the book, but a lot more have downloaded and are
sturlamolden wrote:
Travis E. Oliphant wrote:
Definitely not true. People in Singapore, Japan, Ghana, South Africa,
France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and many other countries are
using NumPy successfully. Gratefully, a few have contributed by buying
the book, but a lot more
Travis E. Oliphant wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- I guess I should just buy the documentation. I don't like this idea,
because I think it's counter-productive to the project to have payware
docs (would Python be successful if you had to buy the documentation? I
don't think so), but
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Travis E. Oliphant wrote:
Given the quality of python's (free) documentation and how good it's
been for a very long time, it's bit ironic to be using the phrase
normal open-source documentation on this mailing list. Numeric
python, which numpy aspires to be a
After using numeric for almost ten years, I decided to attempt to
switch a large codebase (python and C++) to using numpy. Here's are
some comments about how that went.
- The code to automatically switch python stuff over just kind of
works. But it was a 90% solution, I could do the rest by hand.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After using numeric for almost ten years, I decided to attempt to
switch a large codebase (python and C++) to using numpy. Here's are
some comments about how that went.
- The code to automatically switch python stuff over just kind of
works. But it was a 90%
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