[Numpy-discussion] genloadtxt : last call

[Gael Varoquaux]

On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 01:34:29AM -0800, Jarrod Millman wrote:
> It was decided last year that numpy io should provide simple, generic,
> core io functionality.  While scipy io would provide more domain- or
> application-specific io code (e.g., Matlab IO, WAV IO, etc.)  My
> vision for scipy io, which I know isn't shared, is to be more or less
> aiming to be all inclusive (e.g., all image, sound, and data formats).
>  (That is a different discussion; just wanted it to be clear where I
> stand.)

Can we get Matthew Brett's nifti reader in there? Please! Pretty please.
That way I can do neuroimaging without compiled code outside of a
standard scientific Python instal.

Gaël