Re: [Numpy-discussion] Python parallel programming on Mac OS X Maverick

2013-10-28 Thread Jonathan March
Siegfried, Re Mavericks and (I)Python: https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/4431 https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2013-October/129832.html -- Jonathan On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Siegfried Gonzi wrote: > Hi all > > Quick question: What is the minimum RAM requirement for

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Python parallel programming on Mac OS X Maverick

2013-10-28 Thread Andy Ray Terrel
Hi Siegfried, Parallel programs, just like serial programs, will consume as much (or as little) memory as they are required to do so. The Python interpreter and Numpy libraries all fit under 20 MB. So even a haswell with its 4 cores is going to be insignificant overhead for running Python in para

[Numpy-discussion] Python parallel programming on Mac OS X Maverick

2013-10-28 Thread Siegfried Gonzi
Hi all Quick question: What is the minimum RAM requirement for doing parallel programming with Python/Numpy on Mac OS X Maverick? I am about to buy a Macbook Pro 15" and I'd like to know if 8GB RAM (with SSD flash storage) for the Haswell quad core will be enough. I have never done any paralle