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Re: Python and Math

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On 05/17/2014 08:13 PM, Bill Cunningham wrote:
>      Does Python have good mathematical capabilities? I am interested in
> learning a second language for mathematical purposes. I am considering
> looking at python, perl, fortran, Adas out. It looked too complicated to
> learn. Perl looked easy and I haven't really looked into python.
>
> Bill

Depends on what you mean by mathematics.  The language itself has a 
reasonable set of numeric types and operations on those types, but what 
really makes Python shine is the libraries built on Python and their 
capabilities.    Beside the several already mentioned, I'll add
     Sage: www.sagemath.org/index.html
which presents a consistent Python interface to nearly 100 OpenSource 
mathematical packages containing symbolic manipulation of all sorts of 
algebra, calculus, linear algebra, plotting, rings and groups, and much 
*much* more.

Gary Herron

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Python and Math "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 23:13 -0400
  Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 20:26 -0700
    Re: Python and Math "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 01:04 -0400
  Re: Python and Math Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 13:33 +1000
  Re: Python and Math Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com> - 2014-05-17 21:12 -0700
  Re: Python and Math Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-05-18 04:51 +0000
    Re: Python and Math "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 01:33 -0400
    Re: Python and Math Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-05-18 09:25 -0400
      Re: Python and Math Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-05-18 15:05 +0100
  Re: Python and Math Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2014-05-18 15:59 +0200
  Re: Python and Math Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-18 15:40 +0000
    Re: Python and Math "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 14:09 -0400
      Re: Python and Math Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-20 20:40 -0400
      Re: Python and Math Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-05-21 00:59 +0000
        Re: Python and Math Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2014-05-21 10:32 +0100
      Re: Python and Math Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2014-05-21 10:34 +0100
    Re: Python and Math Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 19:42 +0100
      Re: Python and Math Fabien <fabien.maussion@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 12:15 +0200
        Re: Python and Math Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2014-05-19 11:30 +0100
        Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 05:46 -0700
          Re: Python and Math Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 23:09 +1000
            Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 06:15 -0700
              Re: Python and Math Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 23:24 +1000
              Re: Python and Math Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-05-19 10:22 -0400
        Re: Python and Math wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-19 07:56 -0700
          Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 09:09 -0700
            Re: Python and Math wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-19 12:07 -0700
              Re: Python and Math Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2014-05-19 20:18 +0100
                Re: Python and Math wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-20 02:19 -0700
                Re: Python and Math Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2014-05-20 11:13 +0100
                Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-20 04:20 -0700
                Re: Python and Math Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2014-05-20 12:55 +0100
                Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-20 07:14 -0700
                Re: Python and Math "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2014-05-20 14:51 +0200
                Re: Python and Math chris.barker@noaa.gov - 2014-05-21 16:14 -0700
                Re: Python and Math wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-21 23:52 -0700
                Re: Python and Math "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2014-05-22 11:04 +0200
                Re: Python and Math wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-20 06:42 -0700
                Re: Python and Math Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-20 07:23 -0700
              Re: Python and Math Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-05-20 09:03 +1000

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