Re: [Gretl-users] Python and Gretl

Am 28.01.2013 03:17, schrieb Allin Cottrell: > 2) We leave it up to the user to import from numpy and/or scipy, > with the user's preferred namespace, for more general usage. The scipy thing is actually also a good reason not to use numpy blindly, because a user may want to work with stuff which is only in scipy.

> > Point 1) means that gretl's python support depends on the user > having numpy installed, but I suppose that really goes without > saying: how could you do anything useful in terms of gretl/python > interaction without numpy? Yes; OTOH gretl could try to catch the resulting import error: <python> try: def gretl_loadmat(fname): from numpy import loadtxt dname = gretl_dotdir() M = loadtxt(dname + fname, skiprows=1) return M except ImportError: <somehow signal the absence of numpy to gretl> </python>

> >> While I'm at it: I guess that now most of the work needed to also have a >> python console running in gretl is done? Let me point out that if that >> was the case, it would be great to be able to choose _which_ console to >> use (for instance "ipython" instead than simple "python"). > > Hmm. We currently have the ability to edit/run python scripts in the > gretl gui (with appropriate syntax highlighting) in the same sort of > way as we support Ox programs and R or Octave scripts. As for > providing a "console" (by which I understand an interactive > command-line interface), I'm not sure that is gretl's job. I agree, or at least I don't see the use case.