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Quickstart tutorial
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.. currentmodule:: numpy

.. testsetup::

   import numpy as np
   np.random.seed(1)

1. Prerequisites
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Before reading this tutorial you should know a bit of Python. If you
would like to refresh your memory, take a look at the `Python
tutorial <http://docs.python.org/tut/>`__.

If you wish to work the examples in this tutorial, you must also have
some software installed on your computer. Please see
http://scipy.org/install.html for instructions.