On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:12:22 -0700 Christopher Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Cournapeau wrote: >> Christopher Barker wrote: >>> On my OS-X box (10.4.11, python2.5, numpy '1.1.1rc2'), >>>it takes about 7 >>> seconds to import numpy! >> >> Hot or cold ? If hot, there is something horribly wrong >>with your setup. > > hot -- it takes about 10 cold. > > I've been wondering about that. > > time python -c "import numpy" > > real 0m8.383s > user 0m0.320s > sys 0m7.805s > > and similar results if run multiple times in a row. > > Any idea what could be wrong? I have no clue where to >start, though I > suppose a complete clean out and re-install of python >comes to mind. > > oh, and this is a dual G5 PPC (which should have a >faster disk than your > Macbook) > > > -Chris > No idea, but for comparison time /usr/bin/python -c "import numpy"
real 0m0.295s user 0m0.236s sys 0m0.050s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/svn/matplotlib> cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : mobile AMD Athlon (tm) 2500+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 662.592 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse pni syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 1316.57 Nils _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
