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IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook - Second Edition
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IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook - Second Edition

by Cyrille Rossant
January 2018
Beginner to intermediate
548 pages
12h 11m
English
Packt Publishing
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Introducing the multidimensional array in NumPy for fast array computations

NumPy is the main foundation of the scientific Python ecosystem. This library offers a specific data structure for high-performance numerical computing: the multidimensional array. The rationale behind NumPy is the following: Python being a high-level dynamic language, it is easier to use but slower than a low-level language such as C. NumPy implements the multidimensional array structure in C and provides a convenient Python interface, thus bringing together high performance and ease of use. NumPy is used by many Python libraries. For example, pandas is built on top of NumPy.

In this recipe, we will illustrate the basic concepts of the multidimensional array. A more comprehensive ...

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