[Numpy-discussion] Numpy 1.20.1 availability

[Ralf Gommers]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 11:14 AM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> I would recommend using the community run conda-forge as one of your
> default conda channels. They have a very slick largely automated system
> to update recipes when upstream makes a release. The default Anaconda
> channel from Anaconda, Inc. (formerly Continuum Analytics, Inc.) is
> comparatively slow.
>

Agreed. I know the goal of the maintainers of the defaults channel is to
make the latest version available quickly. However, `defaults` requires
more integration testing than conda-forge/PyPI, and work tends to happen in
batches - in the past we've seen update times ranging from days to several
months.

We have some guidance at https://numpy.org/install/. Basically the two main
reasons to use `defaults`: for beginning users with modest needs, the
easiest thing to get started is just installing the Anaconda distribution
(which gives you `defaults`). Or you have corporate policies to use
`defaults` - you can pay Anaconda and it does come with things companies
and institutions may need, like guarantees around uptime and security.

Cheers,
Ralf


> You may recognise some of the maintainers of the conda-forge numpy
> recipe? https://github.com/conda-forge/numpy-feedstock/
>
> I'm impressed to see 17 million conda-forge numpy downloads, vs
> 'just' 2.5 million downloads of the default channel's package:
>
> https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/numpy
> https://anaconda.org/anaconda/numpy
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 8:06 AM Matti Picus <matti.picus at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 3/14/21 6:12 AM, dan_patterson wrote:
> >
> > Any idea why the most recent version isn't available on the main anaconda
> > channel.  conda-forge and building are not options for a number of
> reasons.
> > I posted a package request there but double digit days have gone by it
> just
> > got a thumbs up and package-request tag
> > https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/12309
> > I realize it could be the "times" or maybe no one is aware of its
> absence.
> >
> >
> > NumPy does not control the packages on the main anaconda channel, so a
> request here is likely to go unanswered. The package has been updated in
> the conda-forge channel.
> >
> >
> > Matti
> >
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