Python 1.5.1 (#29, Dec 17 1998, 13:14:51) [GCC 2.7.2.2] on sunos5 Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam >>> import Numeric >>> (1+0j)*Numeric.array([1,2]) array([ 1.+0.j, 2.+0.j]) >>> I have no problem under SPARC either. T.Oishi