title: SciPy and NumPy: An Overview for Developers
author:  Eli Bressert 
description: Examples to Jumpstart your Scientific Python Programming
zlib_text: Learning	SciPy	for	Numerical	and
  Scientific	Computing	Second	Edition
  
  Table	of	Contents
  Learning	SciPy	for	Numerical	and	Scientific	Computing	Second	Edition
  Credits
  About	the	Authors
  About	the	Reviewers
  www.PacktPub.com
  Support	files,	eBooks,	discount	offers,	and	more
  Why	subscribe?
  Free	access	for	Packt	account	holders
  Preface
  What	this	book	covers
  What	you	need	for	this	book
  Who	this	book	is	for
  Conventions
  Reader	feedback
  Customer	support
  Downloading	the	example	code
  Downloading	the	color	images	of	this	book
  Errata
  Piracy
  Questions
  1.	Introduction	to	SciPy
  What	is	SciPy?
  Installing	SciPy
  Installing	SciPy	on	Mac	OS	X
  Installing	SciPy	on	Unix/Linux
  Installing	SciPy	on	Windows
  Testing	the	SciPy	installation
  SciPy	organization
  How	to	find	documentation
  
  Scientific	visualization
  How	to	open	IPython	Notebooks
  Summary
  2.	Working	with	the	NumPy	Array	As	a	First	Step	to	SciPy
  Object	essentials
  Using	datatypes
  Indexing	and	slicing	arrays
  The	array	object
  Array	conversions
  Shape	selection/mani