[Numpy-discussion] How to read data from text files fast?

[Chris Barker]

Fernando.Perez at colorado.edu wrote:
\> Just a quick note Travis sent to me privately: he suggested using
> io.numpyio.fread instead of Numeric.fromstring() for speed reasons.  I don't
> know if it will help in your case, I just mention it in case it helps.

Thanks, but those are for binary files, which I have to do sometimes, so 
I'll keep it in mind. However, my problem at hand is text files, and my 
solution is working nicely, though I'd love a pair of more experienced 
eyes on the code....

-Chris




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