Scientific Computing with NumPy

[Terry Reedy]

"kpp9c" <kp8 at mac.com> wrote in message 
news:1140224495.798167.248550 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Numeric, Numarray, & Numpy... some one stick a screwdriver in my
> forehead and end the madness that Numeric has become.

> For crying all night! Numpy was Numeric's nickname

Given that NumPy *is* an updated version of Numeric, with the same basic 
interface, I think the name quite appropriate.  It also works well as a 
partner for SciPy.

> with 2.3 seconds i came up with this:
> Nappy
> Numeric Array processing in Python

Nice 8-().  British nanny slang for diaper (napkin).

tjr