Re: [Matplotlib-users] Python vs. Matlab

[Jeff W. <js...@fa...>]

Travis Brady wrote:

>All,
>
>Lately folks in my office have started inquiring about the possibility
>of porting some Matlab code to Python.  They're mostly concerned about
>cost and scriptability, but they're worried that the resulting Python
>code would be very slow.  The current Matlab version of the prime
>porting target takes about 2 hours to run start to finish. 
>
>So I'm looking to either run some tests to prove that Python can keep up
>or take someone else's results from similar tests and evangelize with
>those.
>I've googled "python vs. matlab" but most results seem to address
>differences in the sort of code one has to write to achieve the same
>ends, I'm interested in speed.
>
>Anyone have any links or ammunition for the fight?
>
>thanks,
>Travis
>  
>
Travis:  There was a thread on this on Numpy-discussion a while back.  
Here's an excerpt:

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/numpy-discussion/2396301

Bottom line is that if you link the atlas libs, Numeric or numarray is 
comparable to Matlab for linear algebra (matrix multiply and eigenvector 
computation).

-Jeff

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