From biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk Wed Oct 29 07:21:58 2008 From: biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk (Peter) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:21:58 +0000 Subject: [Biopython-announce] Biopython, Numeric and numpy Message-ID: <320fb6e00810290421g2ab47dbfrb0090150211bdb58@mail.gmail.com> Dear all, I posted this to our news server last month, but with hindsight it was probably worth sending out to the Biopython announcement mailing list too. http://news.open-bio.org/news/2008/09/biopython-numeric-and-numpy/ > To date, Biopython releases have relied on the original numerical > python library, Numeric (used in python with "import Numeric"). > In the next release we will at last be moving to its successor, > NumPy (used in python with "import numpy"). > > This transition is already under way in the Biopython source > code repository. For further details, or to voice your opinion or > enthusiasm, please join the Biopython Mailing List(s). > > Finally, for anyone interested in the background story, the > SciPy project has a page describing the history of the > numerical python libraries. Note that this will be a simple switch: Biopython 1.48 and older need Numeric, thereafter you need NumPy. There is no problem having both Numeric and NumPy installed on the same machine. Peter P.S. See http://biopython.org/wiki/News for news server links, including RSS feeds etc. From biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk Wed Oct 29 11:21:58 2008 From: biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk (Peter) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:21:58 +0000 Subject: [Biopython-announce] Biopython, Numeric and numpy Message-ID: <320fb6e00810290421g2ab47dbfrb0090150211bdb58@mail.gmail.com> Dear all, I posted this to our news server last month, but with hindsight it was probably worth sending out to the Biopython announcement mailing list too. http://news.open-bio.org/news/2008/09/biopython-numeric-and-numpy/ > To date, Biopython releases have relied on the original numerical > python library, Numeric (used in python with "import Numeric"). > In the next release we will at last be moving to its successor, > NumPy (used in python with "import numpy"). > > This transition is already under way in the Biopython source > code repository. For further details, or to voice your opinion or > enthusiasm, please join the Biopython Mailing List(s). > > Finally, for anyone interested in the background story, the > SciPy project has a page describing the history of the > numerical python libraries. Note that this will be a simple switch: Biopython 1.48 and older need Numeric, thereafter you need NumPy. There is no problem having both Numeric and NumPy installed on the same machine. Peter P.S. See http://biopython.org/wiki/News for news server links, including RSS feeds etc.