[Numpy-discussion] Multiarray PEP

[Paul Barrett]

Timo Korvola wrote:

>Travis Oliphant <oliphant at ee.byu.edu> writes:
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>>except for the fact that X[K] where K is a a single
>>integer index array can do 1-d indexing similar to MATLAB.
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[snip,  snip]

>Perhaps only one ellipsis should be allowed for clarity?  Is it useful
>to allow more if they are only equivalent to colons?
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>
This is the case anyway, since the ellipsis operator is greedy and 
swallows up all unspecified indices. Any later ellipsis operators should 
be ignored, otherwise this situation is ambiguous.

 -- Paul

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