[Numpy-discussion] Re: numpy, overflow, inf, ieee, and rich comparison

[Greg Ewing]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> Although you could make the same point for
> numeric addition versus sequence concatenation.

Not quite, because addition only makes sense
for numbers, whereas concatenation only makes
sense for sequences. Python has no built-in
type which is both a number and a sequence,
and no automatic coercions between numbers
and sequences, so there's no confusion.

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