[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] arange w/ fixed # of elements?

[Konrad HINSEN]

> What is the recommended way to get an arange of a given # of elements 
> between a min & and max?
> 
> If I do:
> 	step = (max - min) / float(number)
> 	r = arange(min, max, step)
> 
> then I am sometimes getting arrays w/ number + 1 elements, due to 
> the odd case when max and min are exactly (or close enough) divisible
> by the stepsize.

Try:
      min+(max-min)*arange(number)/number

There are no problems with roundoff error in this case.

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