[Python-ideas] Python multi-dimensional array constructor

[Mikhail V]

On 19 October 2016 at 21:08, Todd <toddrjen at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> a = np.ndarray([[[[48, 11, 141, 13, -60, -37, 58, -52, -29, 134],
>                   [-6, 96, -66, 137, -59, -147, -118, -104, -123, -7]],
>                  [[-103, 50, -89, -12,  28, -12, 119, -131, -73, 21],
>                   [-58, 105, 25, -138, -106, -118, -29, -49, -63, -56]]],
>                 [[[-43, -34, 101, -115, 41, 121, 3, -117, 101, -145],
>                   [100, -128, 76, 128, -113, -90, 52, -91, -72, -15]],
>                  [[22, -65, -118, 134, -58, 55, -73, -118, -53, -60],
>                   [-85, -136, 83, -66, -35, -117, -71, 115, -56, 133]]]])
>
> I think both of the new examples are considerably clearer than the current
> approach.
>
> Does anyone have any questions or thoughts?

My 5 cents here. When I am dealing with such arrays,
the only *good* solution which comes to my mind
is to find or develop a nice GUI application
which will allow me to use all powers of
mouse/keyboard for navigation through data and switching
between dimensions, and editing them in an
effective way.
Anything in a text mode editor for this task will
be probably pointless, both for editing and reading
such arrays. And indeed it is frustrating  and
error prone at times.

Mikhail