from maple to python + numpy/scipy

[stef]

Daniel Nogradi wrote:
> I'm just getting started with numpy/scipy and first would like to get
> a view of what it can do and what it can't. The main idea is to move
> from maple to python and the first thing that poped up is the fact
> that maple is very convenient for both formal manipulations and exact
> integer calculations. For instance if a matrix has integer entries and
> the eigenvalues are integers maple can find these exactly.
>
> Can numpy/scipy do this? Or the eigenvalues will always be floating
> point numbers?
it might be better to ask this question on the scipy newsgroup
  SciPy Users List <scipy-user at scipy.org>

cheers,
Stef Mientki