2009/3/7 Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com>: > In [5]: z = zeros(3, int) > > In [6]: z[1] = 1.5 > > In [7]: z > Out[7]: array([0, 1, 0]) Blind moment, sorry. So, what is your take -- should this kind of thing pass silently? Regards Stéfan