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| author | Jarrod Millman <millman@berkeley.edu> | 2010-02-17 23:53:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Jarrod Millman <millman@berkeley.edu> | 2010-02-17 23:53:04 +0000 |
| commit | e2bb09430d90c73a7be6e47ea8c4528f094f693f (patch) | |
| tree | 3ded297a6cbe634446d6a54afc4e95c8c71553e6 /numpy/doc/misc.py | |
| parent | dcc721a5bddde3afd4ce47d7a7b76ec6c7102b92 (diff) | |
| download | numpy-e2bb09430d90c73a7be6e47ea8c4528f094f693f.tar.gz | |
more docstring updates from pydoc website (thanks to everyone who contributed!)
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diff --git a/numpy/doc/misc.py b/numpy/doc/misc.py index 9a530fb9e..81d7a54af 100644 --- a/numpy/doc/misc.py +++ b/numpy/doc/misc.py @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Other related special value functions: :: isfinite(): True if not nan or inf nan_to_num(): Map nan to 0, inf to max float, -inf to min float -The following corresponds to the usual functions except that nans are excluded from -the results: :: +The following corresponds to the usual functions except that nans are excluded +from the results: :: nansum() nanmax() @@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ Thus: - Minuses: - - can't use for writing code to be turned into C extensions, only a wrapper tool. + - can't use for writing code to be turned into C extensions, only a wrapper + tool. 5) SWIG (automatic wrapper generator) @@ -174,11 +175,11 @@ Thus: - Minuses: - generates lots of code between Python and the C code - - - can cause performance problems that are nearly impossible to optimize out - + - can cause performance problems that are nearly impossible to optimize + out - interface files can be hard to write - - doesn't necessarily avoid reference counting issues or needing to know API's + - doesn't necessarily avoid reference counting issues or needing to know + API's 7) Weave @@ -187,8 +188,8 @@ Thus: - Phenomenal tool - can turn many numpy expressions into C code - dynamic compiling and loading of generated C code - - can embed pure C code in Python module and have weave extract, generate interfaces - and compile, etc. + - can embed pure C code in Python module and have weave extract, generate + interfaces and compile, etc. - Minuses: @@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ Thus: - Plusses: - - Turns pure python into efficient machine code through jit-like optimizations + - Turns pure python into efficient machine code through jit-like + optimizations - very fast when it optimizes well - Minuses: @@ -208,15 +210,15 @@ Thus: Interfacing to Fortran: ----------------------- -Fortran: Clear choice is f2py. (Pyfort is an older alternative, but not supported -any longer) +Fortran: Clear choice is f2py. (Pyfort is an older alternative, but not +supported any longer) Interfacing to C++: ------------------- -1) CXX -2) Boost.python -3) SWIG -4) Sage has used cython to wrap C++ (not pretty, but it can be done) -5) SIP (used mainly in PyQT) + 1) CXX + 2) Boost.python + 3) SWIG + 4) Sage has used cython to wrap C++ (not pretty, but it can be done) + 5) SIP (used mainly in PyQT) """ |