[SciPy-User] log pdf, cdf, etc

josef.pktd at gmail.com josef.pktd at gmail.com
Sat May 29 00:43:04 EDT 2010


On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Chris Strickland
<christophermarkstrickland at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:20 PM, <josef.pktd at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Josef
>>
>> >
>> > I think if we get the easier cases, logpdf and logcdf that don't
>> > require compiled versions, we would be able to cover already a
>> > considerable range of the distributions.
>> >
>> > However, I also agree now, having norm.logcdf would also be useful for
>> > many other distributions.
>> >
>
> I  can write in C and Fortran (I prefer Fortran with Python) so I could
> easily write code ( in around three weeks when my workload reduces) for
> cases where compiled languages are required.

I'm busy for another month.

Just a warning in case you don't know: scipy is still stuck at fortran
77 because some platforms (e.g. Windows with mingw - which I use)
support only g77. I don't know when the upgrade will happen.

cython would be an alternative that's easier to maintain.

Josef



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