[Numpy-discussion] np.concatenate and np.column_stack shouldn't they be the same?

[Robert Kern]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 07:40, John [H2O]<washakie at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Can someone explain:
>
> x = np.arange(20)
> y = np.arange(20)
>
> z = np.vstack((x,y)).T
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> is equal to:
>
> z = np.column_stack((x,y))
>
> but this does not do the same:
>
> z = np.concatenate((x,y),axis=0)  # or with axis=1
>
> Seems I should be able to use concatenate to make a column stack??

z = np.concatenate((x[:,np.newaxis], y[:,np.newaxis]), axis=1)

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