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AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Enthought, Inc., a leading Python and Scientific Computing technology provider announces plans to extend the SciPy and NumPy libraries to IronPython and the .Net Framework. Availability of these libraries on .Net provides advanced technical computing tools to the flexible, fully-featured Microsoft Windows software environment. "These libraries are fundamental building blocks for technical computing applications, and we are very excited to see them...
AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Enthought, Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership between Microsoft Corporation and Enthought, Inc. to extend SciPy and NumPy to the .NET Framework. Availability of these libraries within .NET will enable Windows users to utilize these advanced technical computing tools in the flexible, fully-featured Windows software environment. "This partnership with Microsoft is a testament to the impact SciPy and NumPy have had on the technical...
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Enthought Python Distribution bundles the Python programming language with over 75 additional libraries to support sophisticated analysis and visualization in scientific applications. EPD 6.0 is based on Python 2.6, notable not only for its numerous improvements and bug fixes, but also for the inclusion of functions and packages especially developed to facilitate a smooth transition to Python 3.0. (Photo:...
Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report released today.The USGS report details the risks of nine non-native boa, anaconda and python species that are invasive or potentially invasive in the United States. Because all nine species share characteristics associated with greater risks, none was found to be a low ecological risk. Two of these...
A 10-foot-long reticulated python was found floating dead Tuesday in a drainage pond in a Florida nature preserve, officials said. John Rivard of Clearwater discovered the snake in the Largo Central Park Nature Preserve during an early morning walk, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported. I was a little surprised, he said. It was not something I expected to see out there. Rivard used a stick to fish the snake out of the pond, used for treatment of storm water, and got some photos. Workers...
Scientists say the African rock python and the Burmese python could mate in the Florida Everglades, producing a vigorous possibly man-eating hybrid. Burmese pythons are known to be breeding in the Everglades National Park and naturalists estimate about 100,000 live in the area. Five rock pythons have been captured or killed near the Everglades recently, ABC News reports. Both species are invaders, most pets released when they got too big. Both can grow to be more than 20 feet long. It's a...
A monster python named Delilah has been moved to a new home in Florida amid concerns her back yard cage couldn't contain her, Apopka authorities said. The 18-foot pet snake is at least 16 years old and weighs more than 400 pounds, Florida Fish and Wildlife investigator Rick Brown told The Miami Herald in a story published Saturday. To me it's a Goliath. It's a monster of a snake, Brown said, adding it was the largest snake he had ever seen. Delilah was removed from her Apopka home Friday and...
A British woman with a thing about snakes got a nasty surprise when she looked in the bottom of her shopping bag and saw a 3-foot python. Lesley Coles of Chard in Somerset decided to check the bag, which she had just removed from a cupboard, when her dog started barking at it, the Chard and Ilminster News reported. I'm terrified of snakes and I couldn't believe it when I saw it, she said. I was shaking for ages afterwards. Coles threw the bag, the snake still inside, into her yard and called...
GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Warren Sande wanted to teach programming to his son Carter, but couldn't find a suitable book. So the Sandes set out on an adventure. In a genuine collaboration between father and son, they wrote a book of their own: Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners -- an illustrated, kid-friendly introduction to computer programming. The book uses Python, a programming language specifically designed for teaching and learning. Python is...
California animal control authorities said they captured an 11-foot-long, 50-pound python that had slithered into a man's front yard. Francisco Delgadillo, 43, who lives in an unincorporated area of Riverside County between Lake Elsinore and Perris, said he called Riverside County Animal Services late Sunday night after he and his sister spotted the huge snake in their yard, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported Tuesday. Oh my God, that's a huge snake, Delgadillo said. Our whole yard is fenced so...
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The Children's Python (Antaresia childreni), is a non-venomous python found in Australia. It is found mainly in the extreme north of Western Australia, the northern third of Northern territory, and in northeastern Queensland. It is also found on the islands of the Torres Strait. It was named in honor of John George Children, who was a curator of the zoological collection at the British Museum around that time. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adults grow to about 30 inches in...
The Ball Python, Python regius, also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling, non-venomous snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa. The snake is mainly found in the countries of Ghana, Togo and Benin. The name Ball derives from its tendency to curl up in a tight "ball" when stressed or frightened. The Ball Python is mostly light brown-green and black in color, with a tan-yellow underbelly. However, they do come in many morphs, which are genetic mutations...
