[SciPy-dev] scikits learn

[Stéfan van der Walt]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Bruce Southey <bsouthey at gmail.com> wrote:
>  This should be reported as a bug as should any Python 2.4 version code
>  because neither NumPy nor SciPy require only a 2.5 series of Python:
>
>  The SciPy FAQ (http://www.scipy.org/FAQ) page states that NumPy requires
>  Python 2.3.x or 2.4.x or 2.5.x
>  SciPy General building instructions:
>  http://www.scipy.org/Installing_SciPy/BuildingGeneral - To build SciPy,
>  Python version 2.3 or newer is required.

NumPy requires >= 2.3 and SciPy >= 2.4.  There is currently no
guideline for the scikits, and their authors decide for themselves.

Interestingly, ipython will soon move to 2.5 and make use of the
'with' statement to grab code blocks.

Cheers
Stéfan