Python Programming/numpy

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Numpy is a numeric library for python.

Installation[edit | edit source]

It's provided with the main Linux distribution, however it can be installed through the Debian package python-numpy. On Windows, it can be downloaded on http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/.

Then, once the .zip unpacked, the installation is done by entering into the console:

python setup.py install

In case of error:

Histogram[edit | edit source]

import numpy
mydata = [numpy.random.normal(0,1) for i in range(10000) ]
h, n = numpy.histogram( mydata , 100, (-5,5) )

See also[edit | edit source]