What is the most efficient way to store large arrays of floating point data in mysql for access through django? -

i mechanical engineer has picked functional bits of programming, lacking thorough insight. searched answer question couldn't find anything.

i making django web application search , filter test data stored in mysql database. question regards best method store data?

the data large arrays of numbers might 5,000 values in length , each number looks 0.000012341245345. these measurements taken off of accelerometers. don't know how accurate significant figures are, want store it.

the question: django field type use? field not have searchable. want pull data when called.

everything in django seems unicode. have been reading on packing numbers double precision binary numbers. if store unicode string '\x1e1\x1d6\xea\x00a2' me keep memory requirements down?

thanks. appreciated.

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