[Numpy-discussion] suggested change of behavior for interp

[Slavin, Jonathan]

Hi,

I would like to suggest that the behavior of numpy.interp be changed
regarding treatment of situations in which the x-coordinates are not
monotonically increasing.  Specifically, it seems to me that interp should
work correctly when the x-coordinate is decreasing monotonically.  Clearly
it cannot work if the x-coordinate is not monotonic, but in that case it
should raise an exception.  Currently if x is not increasing it simply
silently fails, providing incorrect values.  This fix could be as simple as
a monotonicity test and inversion if necessary (plus a raise statement for
non-monotonic cases).

Jon
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