[Numpy-discussion] Question about Optimization (Inline and Pyrex)

[Lou Pecora]

You should probably look over your code and see if you
can eliminate loops by using the built in
vectorization of NumPy.  I've found this can really
speed things up.  E.g. given element by element
multiplication of two n-dimensional arrays x and y
replace, 

z=zeros(n)
for i in xrange(n):
  z[i]=x[i]*y[i]

with,

z=x*y   # NumPy will handle this in a vector fashion

Maybe you've already done that, but I thought I'd
offer it.
  
--- Simon Berube <sberub at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently made the switch from Matlab to Python and
> am very
> interested in optimizing certain routines that I
> find too slow in
> python/numpy (long loops).
> 
> I have looked and learned about the different
> methods used for such
> problems such as blitz, weave and pyrex but had a
> question for more
> experienced developpers.
> 
> It appears that pyrex is the fastest of the bunch
> with weave very
> close behind but at the same time pyrex requires
> entirely different
> modules while weave can be inserted almost
> painlessly into existing
> code. Is the speed gain and usefulness of pyrex
> severely limited by
> the extra maintenance required y having separate
> "fast" routines from
> the rest of the code files?
> 
> I am greatly interested in finding out what more
> experienced
> developers feel about these issues given that I may
> be completely off
> track and missing on a useful tool(pyrex) thinking
> weave is better
> than it actually is and I am quite frankly afraid of
> writing routines
> in one format and realizing later that it creates
> problems that I need
> to rewrite.
> 
> I have tried searching for previous similar posts
> but could not find
> any. My apologies if this is a repeat or a severly
> dumb question.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Simon Berube
> 
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-- Lou Pecora,   my views are my own.
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