The mailing lists are our primary community '''FORUM'''.  This is where we organize projects, announce new releases, plan future directions, and give and receive user support.

'''Searching a list''' is a great way to get your questions answered without actually signing up for a list.  Follow the '''Read/Search''' link for a nice interface from [http://gmane.org Gmane].  Or, browse the olde fashioned way at the official '''Archives''' link.

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 * '''numpy-discussion''' [http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.numeric.general Read/Search] [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-discussion Archives]  [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion Signup] 

 For discussion of JUST the core !NumPy package (not !SciPy).

 * '''Scipy-User''' [http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.scientific.user Read/Search] [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/scipy-user Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-user Signup] 

 Our user-support forum, for discussions of how to use !SciPy.

 * '''Scipy-Dev''' [http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.scientific.devel Read/Search] [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/scipy-dev Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-dev Signup] 

 For discussions about the development of !SciPy, including code, web site, and documentation.

 * '''!SciPy4.Net'''  [https://mail.enthought.com/mailman/listinfo Signup] 

 For discussions about the extension of !NumPy and !SciPy to Microsoft's .NET platform.

 * '''astropy''' [http://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/astropy/ Archives] [http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/astropy Signup][[BR]]

 For discussions about tools and modules for astronomical data analysis and processing.

We also have read-only mailing lists setup for !NumPy and !SciPy to receive notifications of all SVN checkins and Trac ticket changes.

 * '''numpy-tickets''' [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-tickets/ Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-tickets Signup]

 Trac tickets for !NumPy

 * '''numpy-svn''' [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-svn/ Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-svn Signup]

 All SVN checkins for !NumPy

 * '''scipy-tickets''' [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/scipy-tickets/ Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-tickets Signup]

 Trac tickets for !SciPy

 * '''scipy-svn''' [http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/scipy-svn/ Archives] [http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-svn Signup]

 All SVN checkins for !SciPy

== IRC ==

There is also a scipy channel on irc.freenode.net.