> > 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.
What does python -c "import sys; print sys.path" say ? > 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) disk should not matter. If hot, everything should be in the IO buffer, opening a file is of the order of a few micro seconds (that's certainly the order on Linux; the VM on Mac OS X is likely not as good, but still). cheers, David _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion