[Numpy-discussion] Is it a bug ?

[Charles G Waldman]

Jean-Bernard Addor writes:
 > Hey Numeric people!
 > 
 > Python 1.5.2 (#9, May 30 2000, 15:08:12)  [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)]
 > on linux2
 > Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
 > Hello from .pythonrc.py
 > >>> import Numeric
 > >>> Numeric.__version__
 > '11'
 > >>> Numeric.arange(2)*1j
 > Segmentation fault
 > 

This seems to be fixed in the current CVS version.  I suggest you
either wait for the next release or grab the current version from CVS
if this is really a problem for you.

Python 1.6a2 (#9, May 22 2000, 12:34:51)  [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on linux2
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
Copyright 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
>>> import Numeric
>>> Numeric.__version__
'15.2'
>>> Numeric.arange(2)*1j
array([ 0.+0.j,  0.+1.j])