[Numpy-discussion] array not appending

[David Cournapeau]

Sebastian Haase wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:44 AM, David Cournapeau
> <david at ar.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote:
>   
>> Prashant Saxena wrote:
>>     
>>> ST = np.empty((), dtype=np.float32)
>>> ST = np.append(ST, 10.0)
>>>
>>> This works, is it proper way to do so?
>>>
>>> One more prob
>>>
>>> ST.size returns 2.
>>>
>>> Why? I have added only one element.
>>>       
>> You added one element to an array which as already one element. Empty
>> does not mean that the array has no items (which is not possible AFAIK),
>> but that the values are 'empty' (more exactly, they are undefined
>> values, since the memory emplacement has not been initialized).
>>
>> David
>>     
>
> So the question remains: how to create an array of "empty" (i.e. 0) size ?
>   

The thing is I am not sure it is possible at all - I just wanted to tell
the OP that empty does not create an empty array (without any items in it).

What would be the need for a 0 item array ? If the point is to append
some data without knowing in advance the size, a list is most likely
more adapted to the task. An array which cannot be indexed does not
sound that useful, but I may just lack some imagination :)

cheers,

David