SciPy User Guide - Scipy

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SciPy User Guide

.. currentmodule:: scipy

.. sectionauthor:: Travis E. Oliphant

SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy_ . It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

.. _NumPy: https://numpy.org

Subpackages and User Guides

SciPy is organized into subpackages covering different scientific computing domains. These are summarized in the following table, with their user guide linked in the Description and User Guide column (if available):

================== ======================================== Subpackage Description and User Guide ================== ======================================== cluster Clustering algorithms constants Physical and mathematical constants differentiate Finite difference differentiation tools fft :doc:./fft fftpack Fast Fourier Transform routines (legacy) integrate :doc:./integrate interpolate :doc:./interpolate io :doc:./io linalg :doc:./linalg ndimage :doc:./ndimage odr Orthogonal distance regression optimize :doc:./optimize signal :doc:./signal sparse :doc:./sparse spatial :doc:./spatial special :doc:./special stats :doc:./stats ================== ========================================

There are also additional user guides for these topics:

:doc:./arpack - Eigenvalue problem solver using iterative methods
:doc:./csgraph - Compressed Sparse Graph Routines

For guidance on organizing and importing functions from SciPy subpackages, refer to the Guidelines for Importing Functions from SciPy <https://scipy.github.io/devdocs/reference/index.html#guidelines-for-importing-functions-from-scipy>_.

For information on support for parallel execution, thread safety, and security see :ref:scipy_parallel_execution, :ref:scipy_thread_safety, and :ref:security respectively.

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