[Numpy-discussion] Speed performance on array constant set

[Mark Heslep]

Sasha wrote:

>Try a.fill(7).
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>On my system:
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>>python -m timeit  -s "import numpy as na; a = na.zeros((1000,1000))" "a[:,:] = 7"
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>100 loops, best of 3: 17.1 msec per loop
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>>python -m timeit  -s "import numpy as na; a = na.zeros((1000,1000))" "a.fill(7)"
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>100 loops, best of 3: 6.28 msec per loop
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>You can also use empty instead of zeros, but that wont affect the
>timings that you presented.
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>-- sasha
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Thank you.  Any equivalent to 'fill' for NumArray or Numeric?  Well, I 
suppose its time to move to  Sci/NumPy.  Im on Fedora 4, any pointers to 
a NumPy package?  Mean time Ill pull from SVN and try again to build.  I 
have the updated gcc Fortran.

Mark