On 12/10/06, David Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't use scipy (and don't want to because of the overhead) but it > sounds like I should because if I'm taking the square root of a variable > whose value at run time happens to be real but less than zero, I *want* > the language I'm using to return an imaginary; in other words, it's not > the scipy behavior which "scares" me, its the numpy (which I do/have > been using) behavior. To which you might say, "Well, if that's what you > want, and you have Matlab (as you've said you do), then just use that." > But that's precisely the point: people who don't want to be bothered > with having to be "a bit more care[ful]" (as Chuck put it) - and who can > afford it - are going to be inclined to choose Matlab over numpy. > Perhaps one doesn't care - in the grand scheme of things, it certainly > doesn't matter - but I think that you all should be aware that this > numpy "feature" will be seen by many as more than just a nuisance.
Scipy doesn't do what you want. What you want is to use complex numbers throughout; then numpy and scipy will do exactly what you request. A. M. Archibald ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
