Gary Ruben wrote: > I just picked up a problem posted over on the numpy list. I noticed that > from pylab import * is importing the oldnumeric-wrapper versions of > zeros(), ones() and empty(), and presumably other things too, into the > interactive namespace. Shouldn't it be picking up the versions from > numpy's main namespace for interactive use?
My understanding is that pylab (and Numerix) is maintaining backward compatibility with itself, so the oldnumeric form is the right one. Another reason NOT to EVER use "import *" Before too long, hopefully we'll only have to deal with numpy. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
