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>
>
> Devs, looking into this, I noticed that we use PyDataMem_NEW() and
> PyDataMem_FREE() (which is #defined to malloc() and free()) for
> handling the data pointer. Why aren't we using the appropriate
> PyMem_*() functions (or the PyArray_*() memory functions which default
> to using
ll instructions but the build fails with the
> following message:
>
> File "numpy/core/setup.py", line 271, in check_types
> "Cannot compile 'Python.h'. Perhaps you need to "\
> SystemError: Cannot compile 'Python.h'. Perhaps you need to ins
t; > I am very new to numpy and have really only started investigating it as
> > one of my students needs some functionality from matplotlib. I have
> managed
> > to install everything under Windows for work in class but I use a Mac at
> > home and have been struggling all nigh
I then followed the install instructions but the build fails with the
> following message:
>
> File "numpy/core/setup.py", line 271, in check_types
> "Cannot compile 'Python.h'. Perhaps you need to "\
> SystemError: Canno
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM, McNicol, Adam wrote:
> **
>
> Hi There,
>
> Thanks for the responses.
>
> At this point I would settle from just being able to install matplotlib.
> Even if some of the functionality isn't present currently that is fine.
>
> I'm afraid my knowledge of Python falls
