[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] Change eigenvectors to eigensystems?

[Jim Hugunin]

> From: Alistair Mees <alistair@maths.uwa.edu.au>
> To: hugunin@MIT.EDU
> Subject: numpy -- suggest changing "eigenvectors" to "eigensystem"
> Date: Tuesday, October 22, 1996 9:28 PM
> 
> 
> Jim:
> 
> A minor naming point -- since "eigenvectors" returns the eigenvalues as
> well, would it perhaps be less confusing to rename it to "eigensystem"?
> 
> Alistair

This sounds reasonable to me, but I thought I should ask for objections
from other users of LinearAlgebra.py before I go around changing naming
conventions again.

-Jim

PS - This sort of suggestion generally belongs on the SIG for public
comment.  Do keep sending those bug reports to me directly though ;-)



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