[Tutor] BLAS Implementation on Python

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Am 07.03.2011 01:50, schrieb Mahesh Narayanamurthi:
> Hello,
>
> I am thinking of implementing a BLAS package in pure python. I am
> wondering if this is a good idea.

I don't think so. Usually people write extensions to the CPython 
implementation (when talking about performance, we need to talk about 
Python implementations like CPython, Jython or PyPy) in C to do high 
performance stuff. Pure CPython is (depeneding on the problem) 
magnitudes slower than C.

Also, there's NumPy SciPy. Check those out.

More comments below ...

My design goals are:
>
>
> [1] Efficient manipulation of Matrices and
>      Vectors using pure python objects and
>      python code.
No, not efficient in terms of performance.
> [2] Targetted to run on Python3
Good idea. NumPy and SciPy will be (are already?) ported.
> [3] Extensive use of defensive programming
>      style
> [4] To serve as a reference design for
>      future High Performance Code in Python
The future of High Performance Python is probably PyPy.
> [5] To serve as a reference material in
>      classroom courses on numerical computing
>      or for hobbyist programmers
Good idea, as Python is clear and nice to read.
>
> Thanks,
> Mahesh Narayanamurthi
>
>
>
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