[Numpy-discussion] comparison between arrays of strings and numerical types

Hi, I find this a bit odd: In [18]: np.array(['a','b','c','d']) > 'a' Out[18]: array([False, True, True, True], dtype=bool) In [19]: np.array(['a','b','c','d']) > 4 Out[19]: True In [20]: np.array(['a','b','c','d']) > 4.5 Out[20]: True Is that right? I was expecting an element-wise comparison, but it returns a single truth value. Cheers, Ernest