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diff --git a/academic/python3-scipy/README b/academic/python3-scipy/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c4b1d1d862 --- /dev/null +++ b/academic/python3-scipy/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +SciPy (pronounced "Sigh Pie") is open-source software for mathematics, +science, and engineering. + +The SciPy library is built to work with NumPy arrays, and provides +many user-friendly and efficient numerical routines such as routines +for numerical integration and optimization. Together, they run on +all popular operating systems, are quick to install, and are free of +charge. NumPy and SciPy are easy to use, but powerful enough to be +depended upon by some of the world's leading scientists and engineers. + +matplotlib and ipython are nice to have in connection with scipy, but +scipy does not depend on them. + +Since ver. 0.14.0 scipy uses SuperLU instead of UMFPACK for solving +unsymmetric sparse linear systems. If you want to use UMFPACK you +must install it in advance of numpy and build numpy accordingly (see +the README to numpy's SlackBuild). Moreover, after installing scipy, +you have to install scikit-umfpack. + +If you need to build scipy for debugging, set DEBUG=YES. + +NOTE: this is for Python 3. If you need Python 2 support, install +python2-scipy. + +ADDITIONAL NOTE: Unable to support newer versions than 1.12.0 due to +requiring a newer Cython than included in Slackware (needs 3.0.8). |