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On 10/06/2014 10:45 AM, Peter Pearson wrote:
> I don't think the OP is interested in complex numbers.  I think this
> is a question about organizing loops.  But I can't tell for sure.

Poor choice of words on my part. I meant complicated.  This is exactly
the kind of thing that people use numpy and other libraries to assist
with.  Right up scipy's alley.