30 Jun
2006
30 Jun
'06
10:33 p.m.
On 6/30/06, Robert Kern
Tim Hochberg wrote:
Regarding choice of float or int for default:
The number one priority for numpy should be to unify the three disparate Python numeric packages. Whatever choice of defaults facilitates that is what I support.
+10
Personally, given no other constraints, I would probably just get rid of the defaults all together and make the user choose.
My preferred solution is to add class methods to the scalar types rather than screw up compatibility.
In [1]: float64.ones(10)
I don't think an int will be able to hold the number of votes for float64.