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10. Introduction to NumPy

Ashwin Pajankar

(1)Nashik, Maharashtra, India

In the last chapter, we learned how to install the SciPy stack and how to use SymPy for symbolic computation with Python 3. In this chapter, we will be introduced to the NumPy library, and we will study the basics of NumPy. We will also learn the basics of plotting and visualizing data with Matplotlib. So let’s begin the exciting journey into the world of scientific computing by learning the foundations of NumPy.

Basics of NumPy

NumPy is short for Numeric(al) Python . Its website ( http://www.numpy.org ) says:

NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific ...

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