@@ -1,31 +1,22 @@ -NumPy is a replacement of Numeric Python that adds the features of numarray. -To install system-wide on Unix-like systems: +NumPy is the fundamental package needed for scientific computing with Python. +This package contains: -sudo python setup.py install + * a powerful N-dimensional array object + * sophisticated (broadcasting) functions + * tools for integrating C/C++ and Fortran code + * useful linear algebra, Fourier transform, and random number capabilities. -or (for system without sudo): +It derives from the old Numeric code base and can be used as a replacement for Numeric. It also adds the features introduced by numarray and can be used to replace numarray. -su -c python setup.py install +More information can be found at the website: -On windows, it is advised to use the official binaries. +http://scipy.org/NumPy -The setup.py script will take advantage of fast BLAS on your system if it can -find it. You can guide the process using a site.cfg file. - -If fast BLAS and LAPACK cannot be found, then a slower default version is used. - -After installation, tests can be run (from outside the source -directory) with: +After installation, tests can be run with: python -c 'import numpy; numpy.test()' -Please note that you must have version 0.10 or later of the 'nose' test -framework installed in order to run the tests. More information about nose is -available here: - -http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/ - -The most current development version of NumPy is always available from our +The most current development version is always available from our subversion repository: http://svn.scipy.org/svn/numpy/trunk README.txt 3fceca355d5109b00c762ca62a265675acd40866 cdavid cdavid@94b884b6-d6fd-0310-90d3-974f1d3f35e1 http://github.com/cournape/numpy/commit/f2b8e00f99dae0be1dc0cd00be766c45c4e4b7d6 f2b8e00f99dae0be1dc0cd00be766c45c4e4b7d6

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Improve README.txt. Remove redundant installation instructions (already in INSTALL.txt). git-svn-id: http://svn.scipy.org/svn/numpy/trunk@6840 94b884b6-d6fd-0310-90d3-974f1d3f35e1 dcc82975e75102c5c7cc3e9d7d6eb26151d5c4c8 cdavid cdavid@94b884b6-d6fd-0310-90d3-974f1d3f35e1