David M. Cooke wrote: > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:22:52 -0700 > Sebastian Haase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On Wednesday 23 August 2006 16:12, Bill Baxter wrote: >> >>> The thing that I find I keep forgetting is that abs() is a built-in, but >>> other simple functions are not. So it's abs(foo), but numpy.floor(foo) >>> and numpy.ceil(foo). And then there's round() which is a built-in but >>> can't be used with arrays, so numpy.round_(foo). Seems like it would >>> be more consistent to just add a numpy.abs() and numpy.round(). >>> >>> >> Regarding the original subject: >> a) "absolute" is impractically too much typing and >> b) I just thought some (module-) functions might be "forgotten" to be put >> in as (object-) methods ... !? >> > > Four-line change, so I added a.abs() (three lines for array, one > for MaskedArray). >
While I appreciate it's proactive nature, I don't like this change because it adds another "ufunc" as a method. Right now, I think conj is the only other method like that. Instead, I like better the idea of adding abs, round, max, and min to the "non-import-*" namespace of numpy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
