numeric/numpy/numarray

[Robert Kern]

Bryan wrote:
> hi,
> 
> what is the difference among numeric, numpy and numarray?  i'm going to start 
> using matplotlib soon and i'm not sure which one i should use.

There's a reasonably complete telling (and up-to-date!) of the history behind
these packages here:

http://www.scipy.org/History_of_SciPy

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco