[Numpy-discussion] Deprecating function_base.unique()

[Neil Crighton]

Hi,

There was some discussion (e.g.
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.numeric.general/30629)
about changes to the arraysetops module to consolidate the separate
unique/non-unique functions and rename setmember1d to in1d. There's a
patch that makes these changes in ticket 1133
(http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/1133)

The patch also deprecates function_base.unique and renames
arraysetops.unique1d to arraysetops.unique as per this discussion:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.numeric.general/31068

Is deprecating function_base.unique the right thing to do?
Alternatively, we could deprecate unique1d and transfer its
functionality to function_base.unique, but since many of the setops
functions use unique, arraysetops seems a more natural place for it.

Does anyone have any thoughts about this?

Neil