Python "why" questions

[Chris Rebert]

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Russ P. <russ.paielli at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 21, 1:33 am, Steven D'Aprano <st... at REMOVE-THIS-
> cybersource.com.au> wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:01:42 -0700, Russ P. wrote:
>> > Most programmers probably never use vectors and matrices, so they don't
>> > care about the inconsistency with standard mathematical notation.
>>
>> Perhaps you should ask the numpy programmers what they think about that.
>
> Why would I care in the least about something called "numpy"?

Because it's a popular matrix math package for Python. Its users are
thus a subset of programmers which by definition don't fall into the
"most programmers" group you describe.

Cheers,
Chris
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