ANN: F2PY - Fortran to Python Interface Generator

F2PY - Fortran to Python Interface Generator
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I am pleased to announce the eight public release of F2PY, version
2.43.239_1806. The purpose of the F2PY project is to provide the 
connection between Python and Fortran programming languages.

For more information, see

  http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/

Download:

  http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/2.x/F2PY-2-latest.tar.gz
  http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/2.x/F2PY-2-latest.win32.exe

  http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/2.x/scipy_distutils-latest.tar.gz 
  http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/2.x/scipy_distutils-latest.win32.exe


What's new?
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* Added support for ``ENTRY`` statement.

* New attributes: ``intent(callback)`` to support non-external Python
  calls from Fortran; ``intent(inplace)`` to support in-situ changes,
  including typecode and contiguouness changes, of array arguments. 

* Added support for ``ALLOCATABLE`` string arrays.

* New command line switches: --compiler and --include_paths.

* Numerous bugs are fixed. Support for ``PARAMETER``s has been improved
  considerably.

* Documentation updates. Pyfort and F2PY comparison. Projects using F2PY,
  users feedback, etc.

* Support for Numarray 1.1 (thanks to Todd Miller).

* Win32 installers for F2PY and the latest scipy_distutils are provided.

Enjoy,
        Pearu Peterson

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<P><A HREF="http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/";>F2PY 2.43.239_1806</A> -
The Fortran to Python Interface Generator (25-Sep-04)