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History

Special interest group Array Guido van Rossum Python's syntax Array computing

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Features

CPython Reference implementation Bytecode Interpreter Compiled

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Overview

Library Python programming language Arrays Matrices High-level

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Developer: Community project
License: BSD
Operating system: Cross-platform
Original author: Travis Oliphant
Release: As Numeric, 1995 (1995); as NumPy, 2006 (2006)
Repository: github.com/numpy/numpy

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Overview

Library Library (computing)
Python programming language Python (programming language)
Arrays Array data structure
Matrices Matrix (mathematics)
High-level High-level programming language
Mathematical Mathematics
Functions Function (mathematics)
Jim Hugunin
Travis Oliphant
Open-source software
NumFOCUS NumFOCUS?action=edit&redlink=1

History

Special interest group
Array Array data type
Guido van Rossum
Python's syntax Python syntax and semantics
Array computing Array programming
APL APL (programming language)
MATLAB
FORTRAN
S+ S-PLUS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
JPython Jython
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
SciPy
PyPy

Features

CPython
Reference implementation
Bytecode
Interpreter Interpreter (computing)
Compiled Compiler
Inner loops Inner loop
Arrays Array (data structure)
Scalars Scalar (computing)
Simulink
Programming language
Matplotlib
Plotting Plot (graphics)
BLAS
LAPACK
Linear algebra
Bindings Language binding
Computer vision
OpenCV
Slicing Array slicing
Masking Mask (computing)
Feature points Interest point detection
Filter kernels Kernel (image processing)
Debugging Debugger
Global interpreter lock
Data structure
Strided Stride of an array
C++
Fortran
Memory-mapped Memory-mapped file
Memory buffers Data buffer

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Avg. degree1.98

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NumPy

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related to Numeric · 24

NumPy → An, APL, Basis, CNRI, Corporation, David Ascher, FORTRAN, Hugunin, Jim Fulton, Jim Hugunin, JPython, Konrad Hinsen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, Massachusetts Institute, MATLAB, MIT, National Research Initiatives, Numeric, Numerical Python

related to Further reading · 18

NumPy → An Overview, Bressert, Data, Data Analysis, Developers, Eli, Essential Tools, Introduction, ISBN, Jake, McKinney, O'Reilly, Python, Python Data Science Handbook, Scipy, VanderPlas, Wes, Working

related to Features · 15

NumPy → Although MATLAB, BLAS, CPython, In, Internally, LAPACK, Mathematical, MATLAB, MATLAB-like, Matplotlib, Moreover, Python, SciPy, Simulink, Using NumPy

related to Limitations · 13

NumPy → Algorithms, Cython, Inserting, Numba, NumPy's, NumPy'snp, Python, Python's, Pythran, Reshaping, Runtime, Thenp, These

related to The ndarray data structure · 13

NumPy → BLAS, C/C, CPython, Fortran, In, LAPACK, Python, Python's, SciPy, Such, The, These, This

related to NumPy · 12

NumPy → As, In, Numarray's, Numeric, NumPy API, PyPy, Python, SciPy, Support, This, To, Travis Oliphant

Developer · 1

NumPy → Community project

License · 1

NumPy → BSD

Operating system · 1

NumPy → Cross-platform

Original author · 1

NumPy → Travis Oliphant

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python arrays array numeric data operations scipy library package large numarray matlab memory created code programming many also libraries numerical

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
NumPy	Developer	Community project	1.00	infobox
NumPy	License	BSD	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Operating system	Cross-platform	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Original author	Travis Oliphant	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Release	As Numeric, 1995 (1995); as NumPy, 2006 (2006)	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Repository	github.com/numpy/numpy	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Stable release	2.5.2 / 9 August 2026; 15 days ago (9 August 2026)	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Type	Numerical analysis	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Website	numpy.org	1.00	infobox
NumPy	Written in	Python, C	1.00	infobox
NumPy	related to External links	Official	0.60	section
NumPy	related to Features	CPython	0.60	section

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