[Numpy-discussion] What type should / return in python 3k when applied to two integer types?

[Charles R Harris]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 15:13, Christopher Barker<Chris.Barker at noaa.gov>
> wrote:
> > Charles R Harris wrote:
> >> I also intend to make it work with
> >>
> >> from future import division
> >
> > doesn't already?
> >
> > In [3]: from __future__ import division
> >
> > In [5]: 3 / 4
> > Out[5]: 0.75
> >
> > In [6]: import numpy as np
> >
> > In [7]: np.array(3) / np.array(4)
> > Out[7]: 0.75
> >
> > In [8]: np.array(3) // np.array(4)
> > Out[8]: 0
>
> Yes, the support for that feature is already there.
>
> >> I've also considered making that import the default for numpy
> >
> > I'd like that, but it is a bit radical --
>
> I don't think so. The policy just affects modules inside numpy, not
> users of numpy.
>

If we go to returning doubles we will have a backward compatibility problem
because the current floor_divide returns float32 for short ints. I see three
options here.

1) Leave true_divide as is.
2) Leave true_divide as is, introduce slash_divide that always returns
doubles.
3) Change true_divide to always return doubles.

None of these options involve much more that a short edit of of the
generate_umath.py module.

Chuck
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