Re: [Visualpython-users] Python 2.5

[Gary P. <gp...@ri...>]

Bruce Sherwood wrote:

>Questions have been asked about Visual for Python 2.5. A significant 
>hurdle to overcome is that there is not and will not be a version of 
>Numeric for Python 2.5 (the last to be made was for Python 2.4). Its 
>successor Numarray does exist for Python 2.5 but is likely to be the 
>last, as the download instructions say "Use Numpy!" Thanks to Jonathan 
>Brandmeyer's work, Visual can be compiled for Numarray, but some 
>existing VPython programs that used explicit Numeric capabilities may 
>break due to some incompatibilities between Numeric and Numarray.
>
>The right thing to do is to revise Visual to use Numpy, which is the 
>designated to-be-supported replacement for both Numeric and Numarray. I 
>do not know how much work will be required to do this.
>
>Bruce Sherwood
>
I seem to recall that a Numeric-to-Numpy script was once available.
I don't know its current status.
I also don't know if it would work with vpython.

I'm pretty busy right now, but I'll guess that Bruce is busier.
This weekend I'll try to find some time to dig a little deeper into this 
problem.

-gary