[There seem to have been some gmail delivery problems that prevented my previous mail on this subject from being delivered]
I've proposed that we fix repmat handle arbitrary dimensions before 1.0. http://projects.scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/292 I don't think this is particularly controversial, just I'm guessing no-one's found the time to look at my proposed fixes. And gmail/sourceforge issues haven't helped either. In short, repmat(A, M,N) is an oddball. It only deals with 2D arrays. We should do some combination of: 1) change repmat(A, M,N) to repmat(A, *dims) to add multidim ability to it, while maintaining backwards compatibility. 2) change repmat(A, M,N) to repmat(A, shape) to add multidim ability to it, and bring it into line with the "numpy standard" of shapes being passed as one tuple arg. 3) add a new method like reparray(A, shape) that has the multidim ability, and matches numpy conventions. 4) if 3), move repmat out of the top-level namespace to indicate deprecation The tracker item has all the code necessary to implement these fixes, it's just a matter of deciding which one to go with. My personal preference would be a combination of 1 and 3. Add reparray(A,shape) , and change repmat to repmat(A, *shape). Then just implement repmat as a call to reparray. If someone will decide which route to go, I'd be happy to provide an actual patch against the latest SVN to implement that decision. If this is somehow controversial for some reason then let's discuss it. But so far the only response has been "copying data is a bad idea", which is really a separate issue. --bb ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion