--- title: The 'eu' in eucatastrophe – Why SciPy builds for Python... description: Fortran compilers are still used in many places due to their historical significance and the performance benefits they offer. The challenges in Python... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-eu-in-eucatastrophe-why-scipy-builds-for-python-3-12-on-windows-are-a-minor-miracle-8uzbzvmbf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The 'eu' in eucatastrophe – Why SciPy builds for Python 3.12 on Windows are a minor miracle | daily.dev og:description: Fortran compilers are still used in many places due to their historical significance and the performance benefits they offer. The challenges in Python... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-eu-in-eucatastrophe-why-scipy-builds-for-python-3-12-on-windows-are-a-minor-miracle-8uzbzvmbf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8uZBzVMbf.png og:image:alt: The 'eu' in eucatastrophe – Why SciPy builds for Python 3.12 on Windows are a minor miracle og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The 'eu' in eucatastrophe – Why SciPy builds for Python 3.12 on Windows are a minor miracle **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 20 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fortran compilers are still used in many places due to their historical significance and the performance benefits they offer. The challenges in Python packaging led to the creation of conda-forge, a platform that aims to address the complexities and issues in package distribution. Building SciPy for Python 3.12 on Windows required the use of Fortran code and faced obstacles due to the lack of free Fortran compilers and compatibility issues with the build tools. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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