Using Python for programming algorithms

[Robin Becker]

Vicent Giner wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I am new to Python. It seems a very interesting language to me. Its
> simplicity is very attractive.
> 
> However, it is usually said that Python is not a compiled but
> interpreted programming language —I mean, it is not like C, in that
> sense.
.......
> 
I programmed several large optimization problems in python. Mostly I used the 
old numeric extension for the optimization parts eg vector calculations matrix 
inversions etc etc, but I think numpy is used now. Since most of the work was 
performed in the C extension we didn't really notice the 'slowness' of python's 
interpreter.
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Robin Becker