Python vs. Matlab

[Courageous]

> Spotted Python some months ago, and liked it!  Can Python, Numpy and
> the many plotting extensions be used as a replacement for Matlab, is
> Python slower/faster etc.?

IIRC, there is a python interface to Matlab, so it should
make your transition easier. According to what I've read,
typical programming is both better and faster in Python, but
Matlab matrix math is apparently hard to beat.

C/