On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 10:18:02 +0100 Manolo Martínez <man...@austrohungaro.com> wrote:
> I am not a programmer, but I write code in scientific modelling. Python > + Numpy + Scipy (which, I understand, takes care of typing in a > reasonable manner) is plenty fast, and very readable (and writable). No wonder, given Numpy and Scipy are mostly written in C and Fortran ;). So basically, using Numpy and Scipy, you take the convenience of the Python syntax (*debatable*) and combine it with an interface to the background-libs written in fast, compiled languages. However, what we're discussing here is vanilla Python with the tools the normal user has available on his computer. I doubt a reasonable majority has Numpy and Scipy installed on its computers, but at least, it is one way to get along. Moreover, from what I understand, you actually use special types supplied by the Scipy packages instead of core-language-features, which could also be maleficent. -- FRIGN <d...@frign.de>
