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#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is the Documentation Essential to SciPy?

SciPy is an open-source programming language for scientists and engineers. It was created by a group of people who wanted to improve the way scientific programs are written. The project took about 10 years to evolve because it's still fairly new, says founder John Defterios. "I like to have names that were informative, but short"

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