[Numpy-discussion] Generalized flip function

[Joseph Fox-Rabinovitz]

If nothing else, this is a nice complement to the generalized `stack` function.

    -Joe

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Eren Sezener <erensezener at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In PR #7346 we add a flip function that generalizes fliplr and flipud for
> arbitrary axes.
>
> flipud and fliplr reverse the elements of an array along axis=0 and axis=1
> respectively. The new flip function reverses the elements of an array along
> any given axis. In case flip is called with axis=0 or axis=1, the function
> is equivalent to flipud and fliplr respectively.
>
> A similar function is also available in MATLAB™.
>
> We use this function in PR #7347 to generalize the rot90 function to rotate
> an arbitrary plane (defined by the axes argument) of a multidimensional
> array. By that we fix issue #6506.
>
> Because flip function introduces a new API, @shoyer asked us to consult the
> mailing list.
>
> Any objection to adding the generalized flip function?
>
> Best regards,
> C. Eren Sezener & Denis Alevi
>
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