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Numerical Python (NumPy)

Definition
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NumPy provides N-dimensional arrays, vectorized math, linear algebra, and random sampling for Python.

Topics
Programming
URL
https://numpy.org/
Related
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Why it matters in GWAS

Understanding array dtypes, broadcasting, and memory layout helps when reading code that implements LD operations, kinship, or embedding methods, or when interfacing Python with C/C++/Rust extensions used for speed.

Example usage

"We converted the dosage matrix to float32 NumPy arrays before passing blocks to the custom kernel."

pandas Polars Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Python Scientific Python (SciPy)
Related-term network

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References

  • Harris CR, et al. (2020). Array programming with NumPy. Nature.
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