[Numpy-discussion] confused about univaritespline

[Neal Becker]

Pauli Virtanen wrote:

> 20.11.2012 21:11, Neal Becker kirjoitti:
>> import numpy as np
>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>> 
>> ibo = np.array ((12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 29.8, 30.2))
>> gain_deriv = np.array ((0, 0,  0,  0,   0, 0,  .2, .4, .5, .5, 0,    -2))
>> 
>> import scipy.interpolate
>> s = scipy.interpolate.UnivariateSpline(ibo, gain_deriv, s=0.1)
>> 
>> xs = linspace(12, 31, 100)
>> gain = np.vectorize (lambda x: s.integral (12, x)) (xs)
>> 
>> plot (xs, s(xs))
>> plot (xs, gain)
> 
>>From fitpack/splint.f:
> 
> c           s(x) is considered to be identically zero outside
> c           the interval (t(k+1),t(n-k)).
> 
> Not documented in the Python wrapper, though.
> 

Ah, thanks!  Bitten one more by the fact that spline is not meant for 
extrapolation, which here I had done inadvertantly.

IMO, if spline isn't intended to be used to extrapolate, I'd prefer it to throw.