[Numpy-discussion] PEP: named axis

[Christopher Barker]

Travis Oliphant wrote:
>   What do people think
> about adding a default dictionary to every instance of a NumPy array.

It sound kind of heavyweight to me. I tend to use lots of small arrays 
(to represent an x,y point, for instance). There are enough performance 
issues with that as it stands. Maybe an empty dict isn't much, but it is 
extra.

-Chris


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