[Numpy-discussion] Fast Reading of ASCII files

[Chris Barker]

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Ralf Gommers
<ralf.gommers at googlemail.com>wrote:

>
> genfromtxt sure looks close for an API
>>
>
> This I don't agree with. It has a huge amount of keywords that just
> confuse or intimidate a beginning user. There should be a dead simple
> interface, even the loadtxt API is on the heavy side.
>

well, yes, though it does do a lot -- do you have a smpler one in mind?

But anyway, the really simple cases, are reallly simle, even with
genfromtxt.

I guess it's a matter of debate about what is a better API:

a few functions, each adding a layer of sophistication

or

one function, with layers of sophistication added with an array of keyword
arguments.

In either case, though I wish the multiple functionality built on the same,
well optimized core code.

-Chris


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