[Python-Dev] range objects in 3.x

[Greg Ewing]

Alexander Belopolsky wrote:
> I don't think we'll gain anything by
> copying numpy code because linspace(start, stop, num) is effectively
> just
> 
> arange(0, num) * step + start

I don't think the intention was to literally copy the
code, but to investigate borrowing the algorithm, in case
it was using some special technique to maximise numerical
accuracy.

But from this it seems like it's just using the naive
algorithm that we've already decided is not the best.

-- 
Greg