Numerical Python (often called NumPy) is a widely used extension
library for fast operations on fixed-type arrays, of any
dimensionality, in Python. Since the underlying code is
well-optimized C, any speed limitations of Python's interpreter
usually go away when major operations are performed in NumPy calls.
As successful as NumPy has been, its developers have decided to
supercede NumPy with a new module called Numarray that is mostly,
but not quite entirely, compatible with NumPy. This installment
looks both at the general features of NumPy, and at the specific
improvements forthcoming with Numarray.
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