Yes, you can try to ask for a backport. Here is the relevant link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports
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Then it needs to be included in Hardy.
I didn't succeed in installing the Ubuntu 8.10 packages in 8.04 because of the
dependencies on gcc and libc6 which are required.
Is there any option to backport this?
This is now where numerical python computing is at. Version 1.1. Until end of
summer
It has already been synced:
python-numpy (1:1.1.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
[ Ondrej Certik ]
* New upstream release.
* debian/patches/03_histogram_fix.diff removed, as it is now applied upstream
* Standards-Version bumped to 3.8.0 (no changes needed)
[ Andrew Straw ]
* Install new
