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NumPy

numerical programming package for the Python programming language
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NumPy

Summary

NumPy is a free software[1]. NumPy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NumPy is the creator of Travis E. Oliphant[3].
  • NumPy's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • NumPy's instance of is recorded as Python package[5].
  • NumPy's instance of is recorded as mathematical software[6].
  • NumPy's developer is recorded as Travis E. Oliphant[7].
  • NumPy's developer is recorded as Charles R. Harris[8].
  • NumPy's developer is recorded as Eric Wieser[9].
  • NumPy's developer is recorded as Pauli Virtanen[10].
  • NumPy's developer is recorded as Matti Picus[11].
  • NumPy's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[12].
  • NumPy's programmed in is recorded as Python[13].
  • NumPy's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • NumPy's programmed in is recorded as Fortran[15].
  • NumPy's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[16].
  • NumPy's operating system is recorded as macOS[17].
  • NumPy's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10.2[19].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10.4[20].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.11.3[21].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.0[22].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.1[23].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.0[24].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.1[25].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.2[26].
  • NumPy's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.3[27].

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Authorship and Creation

NumPy is the creator of Travis E. Oliphant[3].

Why It Matters

NumPy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] NumPy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

NumPy has been cited as an influence by Julia[29], an object-based language[30], founded in 2009[31] and Chaos[32], a programming language[33].

FAQs

Who did NumPy influence?

NumPy has been cited as an influence by Julia[29] and Chaos[32].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.10.2, 1.10.4, 1.11.3 +99
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b5539461b879|details]])"
  2. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.10.2, 1.10.4, 1.11.3 +99
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/fc8deeacbcc7|details]])"
  3. 6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.10.2, 1.10.4, 1.11.3 +99
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  4. 7w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Described by source → Array programming with NumPy
    Writable file format → numpy
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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