I can't be the first person who asked about range() that calculates the *actual* range of two numbers.
I have not used numpy or pandas long enough to know, but how has it been dealt with before? On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 11:10 PM Benjamin Root <ben.v.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > pandas is not built on numpy (at least, not anymore), but borrows a lot of > inspirations from numpy, and interacts with numpy fairly well. As part of > the scipy ecosystem, we all work together to improve interoperability and > features. > > python's built-in range() function has been there long before numpy came > on the scene, so it just made sense to adopt that name since it was the way > to generate numbers in python. > > Ben > > On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:44 PM C W <tmrs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When I looked up pandas mailing list. Numpy showed up. Maybe is because >> Pandas is built on Numpy? My apologies. >> >> Yes, please do. For people with statistical background, but not CS. It >> seems strange the *real* range() function is used to generate natural >> numbers. >> >> Thanks, Ben! >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:34 PM Benjamin Root <ben.v.r...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> This is the numpy discussion list, not the pandas discussion list. Now, >>> for numpy's part, I have had hankerings for a `np.minmax()` ufunc, but >>> never enough to get over just calling min and max on my data separately. >>> >>> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:27 PM C W <tmrs...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I am want to calculate the range of a vector. I saw that someone asked >>>> for range() in 2011, but was it ever created? >>>> https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/288 >>>> >>>> Response at the time was to use df.describe(). But df.describe() gives >>>> all the 5-number summary statistics, but I DON'T WANT wall the extra stuff >>>> I didn't ask for. I was expected a numerical number. I can use that to feed >>>> into another function. >>>> >>>> It exists in Matlab and R, why not in Python? I'm quite frustrated >>>> every time I need to calculate the range. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >>>> NumPy-Discussion@python.org >>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >>> NumPy-Discussion@python.org >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >> NumPy-Discussion@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >> > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >
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