On Nov 1, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > On 11/01/2013 08:42 AM, William Ray Wing wrote: >> >> Granted, this performance is based on pulling in libraries. It imports >> numpy, mathplotlib, and wx to handle the fast array calculations, the >> plotting, and the GUI respectively, but those are exactly the sorts of >> "batteries included" libraries that give Python so much power and >> flexibility. > > Not to take away from your points about Python, combined with the appropriate > libraries, being fast enough, but the "batteries included" refers to what > comes in the stdlib -- those three libraries are not in the stdlib, so > they're more along the lines of "power generators easily acquired". :) > > -- > ~Ethan~ > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Strictly speaking, you are absolutely correct. But, those three libraries are SO widely available (for so many platforms), I took the liberty of being inclusive. Thanks, Bill -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
