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diff --git a/doc/source/about.rst b/doc/source/about.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 3e83833d1..000000000 --- a/doc/source/about.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -About NumPy -=========== - -NumPy is the fundamental package -needed for scientific computing with Python. This package contains: - -- a powerful N-dimensional :ref:`array object <arrays>` -- sophisticated :ref:`(broadcasting) functions <ufuncs>` -- basic :ref:`linear algebra functions <routines.linalg>` -- basic :ref:`Fourier transforms <routines.fft>` -- sophisticated :ref:`random number capabilities <numpyrandom>` -- tools for integrating Fortran code -- tools for integrating C/C++ code - -Besides its obvious scientific uses, *NumPy* can also be used as an -efficient multi-dimensional container of generic data. Arbitrary -data types can be defined. This allows *NumPy* to seamlessly and -speedily integrate with a wide variety of databases. - -NumPy is a successor for two earlier scientific Python libraries: -Numeric and Numarray. - -NumPy community ---------------- - -NumPy is a distributed, volunteer, open-source project. *You* can help -us make it better; if you believe something should be improved either -in functionality or in documentation, don't hesitate to contact us --- or -even better, contact us and participate in fixing the problem. - -Our main means of communication are: - -- `scipy.org website <https://scipy.org/>`__ - -- `Mailing lists <https://scipy.org/scipylib/mailing-lists.html>`__ - -- `NumPy Issues <https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues>`__ (bug reports go here) - -- `Old NumPy Trac <http://projects.scipy.org/numpy>`__ (dead link) - -More information about the development of NumPy can be found at our `Developer Zone <https://scipy.scipy.org/scipylib/dev-zone.html>`__. - -The project management structure can be found at our :doc:`governance page <dev/governance/index>` - - -About this documentation -======================== - -Conventions ------------ - -Names of classes, objects, constants, etc. are given in **boldface** font. -Often they are also links to a more detailed documentation of the -referred object. - -This manual contains many examples of use, usually prefixed with the -Python prompt ``>>>`` (which is not a part of the example code). The -examples assume that you have first entered:: - ->>> import numpy as np - -before running the examples. |