[Numpy-discussion] Re: Unexpected change of array used to index another array

[Robert Kern]

Webb Sprague wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I indexed an 10 x 10(called bigM below) with another array (OFFS_TMP
> below).  I suppose because OFFS_TMP has negative numbers, it was
> changed to cycle around to 9 wherever there is a negative 1 (which is
> the forward version of -1 if you are a 10 x 10 matrix).  You can
> analogous behavior with -2 => 8, etc.  Is changing the indexing matrix
> really the correct behavior?  The result of using the index seems to
> be fine.  Has this story been told already and I didn't know it?

I think it's a bug. I've located the problem, but I'm not familiar with that
part of the code so I'm not entirely sure how to go about fixing it.

http://projects.scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/49

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