[Numpy-discussion] numpy release

[Travis E. Oliphant]

Pauli Virtanen wrote:
>
>   C) Create a new parameter with more sensible behavior and a name 
> different from "bins", and deprecate (at least giving sequences to) the 
> "bins" parameter: put up a DeprecationWarning if the user does this, but 
> still produce the same results as the old histogram. This way the user 
> can forward-port her code at leisure.
>   


>   D) Or, retain the old behavior (values below lowest bin ignored) and 
> just fix the docstring and the normed=True bug? (I have a patch doing 
> this.)
>
>
> So which one (or something else) do we choose for 1.1.0?
>
>   
I like either C or D,  but prefer C if it can be done before 1.1.0.   

-Travis