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Nitpick: Numpy is the newest, revised and reconciled vector library for Python; The first one was called “Numeric”; then there was “Numarray” which was not full
by beagle3 5y ago
Nitpick: Numpy is the newest, revised and reconciled vector library for Python; The first one was called “Numeric”; then there was “Numarray” which was not fully compatible, which caused a bifurcated ecosystem; and then IIRC it was Travis Oliphant who decided enough is enough, created Numpy which was somehow magically backward compatible with both, and reunited the community.