Hi Mark, this thread may help: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.numeric.general/13399/focus=13421
Essentially, pylab uses a compatibility layer to ease the task of supporting the three array packages - currently this uses the Numeric version of the ones and zeros functions giving the behaviour you observe - this will be fixed when pylab drops support for the older packages, which should be soon. Gary R. Mark Bakker wrote: > Hello list - > > I am confused about the part of numpy that pylab imports. > Apparently, pylab imports 'zeros', but not the 'zeros' from numpy, as it > returns integers by default, rather than floats. > The same holds for 'ones' and 'empty'. > Example: > >>> from pylab import * > >>> zeros(3) > array([0, 0, 0]) > >>> from numpy import * > >>> zeros(3) > array([ 0., 0., 0.]) > > Can this be fixed? Any explanation how this happens? Pylab just imports > part of numpy, doesn't it? > > Thanks, > > Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
