Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading “Numpy†as “Numpty�

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

Sorry...

 

[Daniel Fetchinson]

As in Numpty Dumpty?

Sorry...

 

[Lou Pecora]

no.

Yes, except for one other, above.

Bigger question: How do you pronouce it? Some say "num pee". Not the
greatest image to English speakers. I say "num pie". Makes more sense
to me since the "pie" sound is already in python a root for the name.

This, of course, is a burning issue for us all.

 

[Mark Wooding]

Bigger question: How do you pronouce it?

Rhymes with `grumpy'.

-- [mdw]

 

[Grant Edwards]

Rhymes with `grumpy'.

Num-Pie

 

[rantingrick]

Sorry...

Was humpty dumpty your favorite nursery rhyme? And it's "Num-pee" for
me. If the "py" is appended i use "x-pee" and if it is pre i use "pie-
x".

 

[Arnaud Delobelle]

[...] it's "Num-pee" for me. If the "py" is appended i use "x-pee" and
if it is pre i use "pie- x".

So pypy is "pie-pee", not "pie-pie" or "pee-pee". With that edifying
thought, I'm off to bed.

 

[rantingrick]

So pypy is "pie-pee", not "pie-pie" or "pee-pee".  With that edifying
thought, I'm off to bed.

Good catch!

Actually i've always thought of pypi as pie-pie and Scipy as cy-pie.
Num-pie does not work for me. Maybe some linguist could chime in and
explain these odd tendencies...?

 

[Ben James]

Sorry...

I read it as "numpty" all the time!

 

[Stefan Behnel]

rantingrick, 11.11.2010 19:07:

Good catch!

Actually i've always thought of pypi as pie-pie and Scipy as cy-pie.
Num-pie does not work for me. Maybe some linguist could chime in and
explain these odd tendencies...?

Ah, that's just English. Never mind.

http://www.mipmip.org/tidbits/pronunciation.shtml

Stefan