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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.
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