numpy not included - but required by add-on

Blender 2.79 comes with Python package numpy by default. However it is not included in the distribution through the package manager. Please include numpy in your next release.

specifically, I'm beginning to use "Animation Nodes", but I can't activate the add-on giving me the error: "...Animation nodes requires the numpy package. Unfortunately the blender build you have does not include it. Please download... " blah, blah.

After a bunch of googling around I was not able to find a good solution. I also ran into problems actually downloading blender directly - Kubuntu is giving me grief for some other issues.

So i decided to raise the issue with you - the source of the package, and ask that you include it. I realize there is probably a good reason why you removed it from blender, however it really needs to be included so that we can use community developed add-ons.

If there is an official workaround, please let me know. Perhaps there is a way to force blender to use the system-wide distribution?? (which I've updated completely - great for using python - but animation nodes are still having issues)

Thanks for taking a look!