Sean wrote: > I am a newbie in python, and I have a feeling that python provides less > library support than perl www.cpan.org This seems a big discussion > topic. > > I want to know if there is extensive algorithm library support in > python. I know there is a pretty neat module in perl to implement graph > theory. Is there a graph theory module in python? > > Thanks, >
Python's standard library is actually quite extensive; it's one of the language's greatest strengths: http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.2/lib/lib.html However, it is perhaps true that it is lacking in the raw algorithm department. On the subject of graphs, a quick Google search brings up this nice-looking library: https://networkx.lanl.gov/ For computationally intensive array manipulation, there's always good ol' numarray: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/numarray The standard library can do quite a lot, and if it fails you, there's more than likely a third-party library available. -Kirk McDonald -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
