double-double precision orthogonal polynomial least squares

copy of the abstract from polyfit.pdf:

In this note I present the Python2, Python3, and C package that implements double-double precision least-squares polynomial fitting using orthogonal polynomials. Pure Python and C versions are provided; they are slower than the traditional approach (primarily due to being double-double precision), but are numerically more stable and accurate than the traditional approach. A listing of the source code for the 264 SLOC Python reference implementation is included in appendix. A much faster C version also ships with this package; there is a Python ctypes-based interface called cpolyfit that integrates this fast version into Python. Both Python interfaces support Python 2.7 and 3.6+.

please see ployfit.pdf for further details.