[Numpy-discussion] fftw supported?

[Robert Kern]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Julian Taylor
<jtaylor.debian at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:26 PM, David Cournapeau <cournape at gmail.com> wrote:
>> FFTW is not used anymore in neither numpy or scipy (has not been for several
>> years). If you want to use fftw with numpy, there are 3rd party extensions
>> to do it, like pyfftw
>
> If it was once supported in numpy, does someone remember the reason
> why it was removed? Was it the license or a technical reason?

It was never supported in numpy. It used to be supported in scipy, but
was removed because the maintenance burden outstripped the performance
benefits.

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Robert Kern