from scipy import *
import time

# Read data in from file
t1 = time.time()
data = []
inputfile = open("300K.dat")
colmNames = inputfile.next().strip().split("\t")
for line in inputfile:
	data.append(map(float,line.strip().split("\t")[1:]))
inputfile.close()
t2 = time.time()
print "To read in data: %.1f s" % (t2-t1)

# For ultimate memory efficiency, it should be possible to create the
# array as the file is read in, but for the moment...
data = array(data)